Catalog
1000 Korun
| Issuer | Národní Banka pro Čechy a Moravu (National Bank for Bohemia and Moravia) |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Value | 1000 Korun |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large central guilloche rosette enclosing the bold numeral 1000, surrounded by intricate lathe-work patterns in blue-grey tones. The bilingual issuing authority and denomination legends are printed centrally in crisp letterpress, with the denomination numeral 1000 repeated in the four corners and in a small vignette panel to the lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | NATIONALBANK FÜR BÖHMEN UND MÄHREN IN PRAG / TAUSEND KRONEN / TISÍC KORUN / NÁRODNÍ BANKA PRO ČECHY A MORAVU / V PRAZE |
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The National Bank for Bohemia and Moravia was a creature of the Protectorate, established in 1939 after Germany dissolved the National Bank of Czechoslovakia and assumed control of its gold reserves — a seizure that included the infamous transfer of Czech gold held in London, facilitated through the Bank for International Settlements. This 1000 Korun note was issued within that apparatus, denominated in a currency that circulated under Reichsmark parity at 10 crowns to the mark, effectively locking the Protectorate economy into German wartime extraction.
Schmidt's engraving work for Státní tiskárna cenin was accomplished; the Prague security printing house had a long tradition predating the occupation and continued operating under German oversight throughout the war.