2019: 100th anniversary of Czech currency and special numismatic issues

2019: 100th anniversary of Czech currency and special numismatic issues

The Czech National Bank will celebrate in 2019 the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Czechoslovak currency and its monetary unit the koruna, as well as issuing circulation banknotes and coins. To mark this special occasion, the CNB (Czech central bank) has prepared a set of events and activities to commemorate the creation of the currency and to put forward its own work and role. The information will be updated on an ongoing basis.

 

2019: 100th anniversary of Czech currency and special numismatic issues

 


Competition to design a commemorative CZK 100 banknote


The CNB, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, has announced a competition for primary and secondary school pupils to design a CZK 100 banknote. The prizes for winners include the first ever commemorative banknote, a visit to the State Printing Office and the Czech Mint and participation in a discussion with a commemorative coin designer.

 


Publication of a book “100 years of the koruna”


This book will be a loose sequel to three previous publications on the history of Czech money.

The book, written by CNB Vice-Governor Vladimír Tomšík and others, will present milestones in the history of the central bank in the areas of monetary policy, institutional history and money development.

 


Exhibition “100 years of the koruna”


The Czech National Bank has prepared an exhibition titled “100 years of the koruna”, which will be open in the Imperial Stables at Prague Castle from 1 February until 28 April 2019. The exhibition will give the public an opportunity to view, for example, gold bars, coins and medals, original designs of Czechoslovak banknotes by Alphonse Mucha, Max Švabinský, Karel Svolinský and others, and rare Czechoslovak notes and coins.

A heavyweight gold coin of nominal value CZK 100,000,000, struck to mark this important anniversary, will also be exhibited to visitors.

 


International conference


The CNB will organise an international conference on 16–17 May 2019.

 


Open Day


An Open Day will take place at the CNB’s Prague headquarters in September 2019 to formally close the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Czechoslovak currency.

 


Numismatic activities


On the occasion of the anniversary, the Czech National Bank has added to its issuance schedule several circulating and commemorative coins, a banknote with an additional print and the first ever commemorative banknote. The notes and coins are as follows:

  • a heavyweight gold CZK 100,000,000 coin “100 years of the koruna”
  • a gold CZK 10,000 coin “The 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Czechoslovak koruna”
  • a commemorative bi-metal CZK 2,000 coin “The 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Czechoslovak koruna”
  • a commemorative CZK 100 banknote “The establishment of the Czechoslovak koruna”
  • a CZK 100 banknote with an additional print “The 100th anniversary of the currency separation”
  • a commemorative silver CZK 500 coin “The 100th anniversary of the start of issuance of Czechoslovak money”
  • circulating CZK 20 coins “Personalities of the Czechoslovak currency” (Alois Rašín, Vilém Pospíšil, Karel Engliš)

These banknotes and coins to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Czechoslovak currency will be preceded by numismatic activities to mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Czechoslovakia. These include:

  • a commemorative silver CZK 500 coin “The 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Washington Declaration”

 

  • a gold CZK 10,000 coin “The 100th anniversary of the establishment of Czechoslovakia”
  • circulating CZK 20 coins “Personalities of the Czechoslovak state” (Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Edvard Beneš).

2019: 100th anniversary of Czech currency and special numismatic issues

Sources : Czech central bank and NUMISMAG.

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