Catalog
5 Korun
| Issuer | Министерство финансов Чехословакии (Ministry of Finance of Czechoslovakia) |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Reference(s) | P#59 |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIKA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ TATO STÁTOVKA PLATÍ PĚT KORUN ČESKOSLOVENSKÝCH MINISTR FINANCÍ PADĚLÁNÍ SE TRESTÁ PODLE ZÁKONA |
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| Protection description | Plain or laid paper watermark inherent to the De La Rue printing stock. |
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This note was prepared in London during the war years for use after liberation — part of a broader programme coordinated by the Czechoslovak government-in-exile to have a functioning currency ready the moment German occupation ended. De La Rue produced the series under wartime conditions, and the notes were stockpiled for rapid deployment in 1945.
The 5 Korun is among the smaller denominations in the exile-prepared issue, which also included higher values printed by the same firm. Shelf life in circulation was short — the 1945 monetary reform and subsequent political upheavals meant many of these notes were withdrawn within a few years of issue.