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viernes, 8 de febrero de 2019

Czechoslovakia (1958-1970)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period before and during Alexander Dubček being first secretary of the Czechoslovak Communist party, having a brief period of liberalization (Prague Spring). There are banknotes of 1 korun, 3 korun, 5 korun, 10 korun, 25 korun, 50 korun and 100 korun.

3 korun (tři korun/tri korún)

This banknotes worth 3 korun was first circulated in 1961. On the main side right, you can see the value of the banknote written in Czech and Slovak inside a frame. There are three 3's, one in each side and one in the middle. In the lower part it says counterfeit is punished and in the upper part it's writen the name of the country in both Czech (štátovky Československej Socialistickej Republikej) and Slovak (státovka československe Socialistické Republiky).
The banknote has decorative elements and in the left, there's a gap. On the other side of the banknote, it can be seen Czechoslovakia's coat of arms, consisting in a lion, with comunist star. The frame in which it's contained has sprigs and leaves. There are two 3's in both sides and in the lower part, both in Slovak and Czech, a text saying that the banknote has to be accepted for all the payments according to the market value. This banknote has circles with stars inside as digital waterkmark. The size of this banknote is 11.1 cm x 5.5 cm. 

5 korun (pět korun/päť korún)

This banknotes worth 5 korun was first circulated in 1961. On the main side right, you can see the value of the banknote written in Czech and Slovak inside a frame. There are four 5's, one in each corner of the frame. In the lower part it says counterfeit is punished and in the upper part it's writen the name of the country in both Czech (štátovky Československej Socialistickej Republikej) and Slovak (státovka československe Socialistické Republiky). The banknote has decorative elements and in the left, there's a gap. On the other side of the banknote, it can be seen Czechoslovakia's coat of arms, consisting in a lion, with comunist star. The frame in which it's contained has sprigs and leaves. There are two 5's in both sides and in the lower part, both in Slovak and Czech, a text saying that the banknote has to be accepted for all the payments according to the market value. This banknote has circles with stars inside as digital waterkmark. The size of this banknote is 12 cm x 6 cm.

10 korun (deset korun/desať korún)

This banknotes worth 10 korun was first circulated in 1960. On the main side right, you can see two girls with typical costumes gathering flowers and a field with a factory. There are three 10's (one on each corner in the right and another in the left), the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Slovak (Bankovka štátnej banky československej) and a text saying that counterfeiting banknotes is punished.
The rest of the banknote is completed with decorative elements. On the other side of the banknote it can be seen the infrastructure of the Orova dam (Slovakia), built in these times to prevent flooding. In addition there is a large 10 and two small 10's and a Slovak text that says that the ticket must be accepted at market value for all payment. This banknote has circles with stars inside as digital waterkmark. The size of this banknote is 13.3 cm x 6.5 cm.

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