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20 Korun Československých
| Issuer | Tuzex Akciová Společnost, Prague |
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| Year | 1969-1973 |
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| Value | 20 Korun Československých |
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| Obverse description | Brown and cream voucher with a horizontal format; the denomination '20' appears in a green-framed cartouche at the top centre, flanked by fine guilloche border panels. The central text panel carries the legend 'ODBĚRNÍ POUKAZ' in large block lettering, below which the redemption value 'Kčs 20,— (DVACET)' is stated in bold. The issuer's name 'TUZEX / AKCIOVÁ SPOLEČNOST PRAHA' is printed in the lower portion, with fields for date ('DATUM:') and serial number ('ČÍSLO:') printed at the top of the note. |
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| Reverse lettering | Tuzex |
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Tuzex was the Czechoslovak state-run hard-currency retail network, and these bony — as the vouchers were colloquially known — functioned as a parallel currency for purchasing imported or otherwise unobtainable Western goods. They were never legal tender in the conventional sense; the system existed specifically to capture foreign exchange from citizens who received remittances from abroad or earned hard currency through approved channels.
Holding bony without a sanctioned source was technically illegal, yet a black market in them flourished openly for most of the network's existence, with exchange rates against the koruna varying wildly depending on political climate and available inventory.