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5000 Korun
| Issuer | Česká Národní Banka (Czech National Bank) |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk at right, his name inscribed in a panel below; central vignette comprises a decorative wreath motif set against a multicolour guilloche underprint. The large numeral "5000" appears at upper left and in a vertical panel at right, with the main denomination legend in Czech across the centre of the note. |
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| Reverse description | Intaglio vignette of the Prague skyline dominated by the Gothic spires of St. Vitus Cathedral and surrounding historic architecture, rendered in detailed line engraving. The Czech national coat of arms appears to the right of the central vignette, with the denomination numeral "5000" at upper right. A vertical serial number panel runs along the left edge. |
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The 5000 Kč denomination was the highest-value note in Czech circulation when this series was current, and its relatively low face value in purchasing terms meant it saw limited everyday use — more likely to appear in real estate transactions and bulk cash transfers than in ordinary commerce. That restricted handling pattern tends to keep survivors in considerably better condition than lower denominations from the same series.
Kulhánek's design work for Czech National Bank issues earned him genuine recognition among European banknote designers, and Ondráček's engraving on the obverse is among the more technically accomplished domestic Czech work of the 1990s.