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50 Korun, Czechoslovak National Bank, Czechoslovakia, 1929 (Pick 22)

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1929

Issuing entity

Czechoslovakia

This 50 Korun note was issued in Czechoslovakia by the Czechoslovak National Bank, dated 1929. It belongs to the Koruna (1919-1939) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: First Republic (1918-1938). It measures 162 × 81 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 22.

Obverse: Slovak text; profile of woman with flowers in long curly hair; rampant double-tailed lions flanking medium coat of arms of Czechoslovakia; linden leaves. Reverse: German, Hungarian, Ruthenian, and Slovak text; goat, allegorical male laborer (Industry) wearing coveralls, holding hammer and books, standing allegorical woman (Agriculture) wearing native costume, holding linden tree, sheaf of wheat, grapes, and sickle; profile of woman with long curly hair and linden leaves.

Issue date recorded in the catalogue: 27 April 1931. Demonetized: 30 November 1944. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
2
Catalogue references
2

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Physical characteristics

Size
162 × 81 mm
Shape
Rectangular
Material
Paper

Technical characteristics

Currency
Koruna (1919-1939)
Demonetized
30 November 1944
Issuing bank
Czechoslovak National Bank

Design

Obverse
Slovak text; profile of woman with flowers in long curly hair; rampant double-tailed lions flanking medium coat of arms of Czechoslovakia; linden leaves.
Reverse
German, Hungarian, Ruthenian, and Slovak text; goat, allegorical male laborer (Industry) wearing coveralls, holding hammer and books, standing allegorical woman (Agriculture) wearing native costume, holding linden tree, sheaf of wheat, grapes, and sickle; profile of woman with long curly hair and linden leaves.

Identification

Value
50 Korun
Dates recorded
1929
Distinguishing features
Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
Catalogue number to match
Pick 22

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
Recorded
Attached photograph (check rights)
Recorded

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Catalogue references

  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P22
  • NumistaN# 285771

Research required

  • Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.
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