Czechoslovakia (1983-1993)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period of leadership of the country of Gustáv Husák and then in 1987 Miloš Jakeš, that tried to transform the system of the country, pressed by the USSR of Gorbachev, although the slowness of the same unleashed the Velvet Revolution. In the 1989 elections, the Czech Civic Forum and the Slovak Public against Violence won majority in federal parliament (led by Václav Havel), democratizing the country until in 1992 Czech and Slovak separatist parties ascended, Havel resigned and the leaders of both separatisms, Václav Klaus and Vladimír Mečiar, signed the separation by the end of that year. There are banknotes of 10 korun, 20 korun, 50 korun, 100 korun and 1,000 korun.

10 korun (deset korun/desať korún)

This banknotes worth 10 korun was issued in 1986. On the main side right appears Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet, playwright, translator (and member of the Czechoslovak parliament), one of the most important writers in Slovak. In the middle appears the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Slovak (Bankovka štátnej banky Československej), plus Czechoslovakia's coat of arms during communist times and a text saying that counterfeiting banknotes is punished by law.
Moreover there are two 10's in opposite corners and decorative elements. On the other side of the banknote, it can be seen Orova mountains, in a region located in the north of Slovakia. There are also three 10's, the written value on the left and a text that says that the banknote is backed by gold and other assets of the Central Bank. This banknote has stars and linden leaves as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 13.3 cm x 6.7 cm.

20 korun (dvacet korun/dvadsať korún)

This banknotes worth 20 korun was issued in 1988. On the main side right appears Comenius (Jan Amos Komensky in Czech), a 17th Czech theologian, philosopher and pedagogue, considered the father of didactics. In the middle appears the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Czech (Bankovka státní banky Československé), plus Czechoslovakia's coat of arms during communist times and a text saying that counterfeiting banknotes is punished by law.

Moreover there are two 20's in opposite corners, the tree of life and decorative elements. On the other side of the banknote, it can be seen the tree of life on a book (symbolizes that knowledge makes man flourish), an astrolabe, a written in Glagolitic alphabet (first Slavic alphabet), the founding text of Carolina University, a couple of young reading and chamomile. There are also three 20's, the written value on the left and a text that says that the banknote is backed by gold and other assets of the Central Bank. This banknote has stars and linden leaves as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 13.7 cm x 6.7 cm.