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1000 Korun
| Issuer | Republika Československá (Czechoslovak Republic) |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Reference(s) | P#65 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is rendered in grey and brown tones, with a large central intaglio vignette of Karlštejn Castle set upon its rocky promontory surrounded by wooded landscape. To the left, a plain panel with the numeral 1000 printed vertically at top and bottom serves as a counterfoil area, while to the right an ornate guilloche medallion incorporates the numeral 1000 in relief. The header inscription runs across the full width at the top within a decorative border. |
| Reverse lettering | REPUBLIKA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ 1000 |
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Bradbury Wilkinson printed this note in London during the war, though it was intended from the outset for post-liberation use in Czechoslovakia. The Czechoslovak government-in-exile, operating out of London under Beneš, commissioned a series of notes in anticipation of liberation — this 1000 Korun being the highest denomination in that emergency issue. When German forces were finally expelled in May 1945, these notes entered circulation almost immediately as part of the effort to restore a functioning monetary system after years of Protektorate-era currency manipulation.
The series had a short effective lifespan. The 1945 monetary reform, which included a strict exchange quota designed to wipe out wartime black-market wealth, rendered large holdings of high denominations essentially worthless beyond the permitted limit.