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1000 Korun

Issuer Národní Banka Československá
Year 1934
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Designer(s) Max Švabinský
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Obverse description Allegorical vignette on the left half of the note shows a seated female figure holding an open book, accompanied by two children resting against her, rendered in fine intaglio engraving after a design by Max Švabinský. The central inscription reads TISÍC KORUN ČESKOSLOVENSKÝCH in large letterpress text, below which appears V PRAZE DNE 25. KVĚTNA 1934 and the issuing authority NÁRODNÍ BANKA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ. Three facsimile signatures of bank officials appear beneath the central text block, with the serial number in red below.
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Reverse description An oval intaglio portrait of František Palacký, the Czech historian and national revival figure, is set within an elaborate guilloche surround on the right side of the note, with his name inscribed above. The denomination 1000 is rendered in large numerals at center within a decorative rosette, accompanied by multilingual denomination inscriptions reading TISÍC KORUN ČESKOSLOVENSKÝCH, TISÍCHA, TAUSEND, and EZER Kč. The upper border carries the bank title NÁRODNÍ BANKA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ, and the lower border is ornamented with a fruit and foliage garland.
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