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The koruna, or crown (sign: Kč; code: CZK, Czech: koruna česká), has been the currency of the Czech Republic since 1993. The koruna is one of the European Union's eight currencies, and the Czech Republic is legally bound to adopt the euro in the future.
The Czech National Bank issues 200 / 500 Koruna (Kč) silver commemorative coins and golden commemorative coins of various denominations. The golden coins are issued in thematic sets – Bohemian crown set, Charles IV set, Ten centuries of architecture set, Industrial Heritage Sites set and Bridges in the Czech Republic set.
Obverse: Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia and linden twig surrounded by year and lettering "ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ SOCIALISTICKÁ REPUBLIKA" (Czechoslovak Socialist Republic). Reverse: Hammer and sickle with five-pointed star within abstract linden leaf at left, face-value at right. 205,779,354 coins minted from 1972 to 1990.
The Czech Mint (Czech: Česká mincovna) is a mint located in the Czech Republic which is responsible for producing coins of the Czech koruna. [1] The mint was established in 1992 following the country's dissolution from Czechoslovakia where coins of the Czechoslovak koruna were produced at the Kremnica Mint in Slovakia.
Until 1960 the "REPUBLIKA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ" inscription was used with the traditional pre-war coat of arms on the coins. After the 1960 Constitution of Czechoslovakia changed the country's full name, the strikes from 1961 onwards bore the new socialist-style coat of arms along with the inscription " ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ SOCIALISTICKÁ REPUBLIKA ...
The Czech Republic, [c] [12] also known as Czechia, [d] [13] and historically known as Bohemia, [14] is a landlocked country in Central Europe.The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. [15]
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Koruna Česká is one of the oldest active political parties in the Czech Republic founded after the end of the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia.Its precursor was a monarchist civic initiative, "Czech Children []", founded in 1988 by Petr Placák as a dissident group against the communist regime.