Did you know...

... the European Central Bank is based in Frankfurt am Main?

...banknotes are officially invalidated by punching five or six holes of the same size evenly distributed over its surface?

...the word “carat” is derived from carob beans?

...the Czech National Bank also deals with the area of money laundering?

... Czechoslovakia was one of the founding members of the International Monetary Fund?

...the personalities on Czech banknotes are in chronological order?

...the Czechoslovak koruna did not get its name until a month after its creation?

... the banknote stamping target was set at 5,000 notes?

...the central bank is headed by the Bank Board?

…there is no refund for counterfeit banknotes?

... Alois Rašín was originally to become minister of the interior rather than finance minister?

... the currency exchange limit for each adult was CZK 4,000 in 1993?

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