Czech crowns: information for a collector or tourist

Today there are few European states left,who retained their national currency. Among them is the Czech Republic. This country is still not going to introduce the euro. Czech crowns are not just money. On

They reflect a number of events from the history of the country, as well as outstanding figures and monuments of architecture.

In the Czech Republic, money appeared a long time ago.Living in the vicinity of modern Prague, the Celtic tribe began to mint their gold coins around 120 AD. Money of various names was used in this territory - florins, ducats, tolars, pennies, dinars, etc. And the Czech crowns (coronas) appeared in 1919. Some of the banknotes issued at that time were real masterpieces of fine art, which now are not available to every collector-bonist. For example, one of the banknotes, dated 1919, is estimated at no less than half a million of the present crowns.

In the troubled time of the fascist occupation of the Czechsused a variety of banknotes. We paid all that was at hand - from the Reichsmark to the Hungarian Penge. After the end of the war, Czech koruns, issued by the government of Benes, being emigrated, began to be used. But they lasted only three years. The new communist government issued its money in 1948. These were plain-looking banknotes, which depicted representatives of the proletariat and the working class. Beautiful banknotes, issued before the German occupation, are forever a thing of the past.

After the so-called velvet revolution of 1989year Czechoslovakia, oriented to the USSR as a "big brother", broke up into two independent states. There was a need to create new banknotes. Modern Czech crowns have images of outstanding figures who have contributed to the development of the country.

Naturally, the rich history of the currency of thisThe state can not but attract the interest of numismatists and bonists. Especially valuable are the banknotes of 1919-1935. Above their appearance, the talented artists Alfons Mukha and Maximilian Shvabinsky worked. For banknotes of 1000 and 5000 kroons, issued in those years, modern collectors are willing to pay thousands of dollars.

The Czech currency is a very interesting topiconly for bonists, but also for tourists. The fact is that gullible travelers in many exchange offices of this beautiful country have already learned to deceive. As an example: 2,000 Bulgarian lei are often slipped instead of two thousand crowns. These notes are visually very similar, but the cost of leu is much lower. Another trick of fraudsters is to hand out banknotes of 50 kroons, which have long been withdrawn from circulation. Therefore, such money can not be paid. If you decide to go to this country and change the currency in the same place, do not be too lazy to preview how the Czech crowns look so as not to confuse them with the same Bulgarian lei. Also pay attention to what kind of money you will carry with you. The fact is that Czech banks or exchange offices are unlikely to change you any little-known currency for the kroons. For example, if you are traveling with Belarusian rubles on hand, it will be difficult to sell them. It is possible that the same will be waiting for someone who will bring Ukrainian hryvnia with them. But to exchange Russian rubles for crowns is not such a problem. If you see that you are being tricked at the exchange office (and this happens often), politely let them know about it. If an adequate reaction does not follow, immediately call the police at the short number 112. The Czech koruna to the euro refers to as 1: 0.04. In other words, one unit of the national currency is equal to four cents. The rate of the Czech koruna to the ruble is at the level of 1: 1.7.