2000 Korún

This note was issued by the reconstituted Czechoslovak Republic immediately following liberation — the 1945 series was prepared in part during the war years under exile conditions, with certain denominations printed in London by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. The 2000 Korún is the highest denomination of that postwar restoration issue, and high-denomination notes from this series saw limited public circulation before the February 1946 currency reform sharply curtailed their role.

The reform required mandatory exchange and registration of larger holdings, effectively freezing out wartime profiteers. High-face notes were scrutinized most aggressively, which drove many into destruction rather than submission for exchange.