1 koruna (World War II Bohemian and Moravian coin) - IPFS [PDF]

1 koruna (World War II Bohemian and Moravian coin) The 1 koruna coin was minted in the German protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia

1 koruna

between 1941 and 1944 during World War II.[1] The provinces of Bohemia and Moravia

Bohemia and Moravia

are currently part of the Czech Republic.[2] Germany occupied the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia in 1938 under the terms of the Munich Agreement and in March 1939

Value

invaded the remainder of Czechoslovakia and established the protectorate.[3] Made entirely of zinc, the 1 koruna is an emergency issue type, similar to the coins of other

1 Bohemian and Moravian koruna

Mass

4.5 g

Diameter

23 mm

Thickness

2 mm

Edge

Milled

Composition

100% Zn

German occupied territories.[4] Following the war, the provinces of Bohemia and Moravia were reincorporated into Czechoslovakia.[5]

Mintage Year

Mintage

Notes

1941 102,817,000 1942 ?

Included in 1941 total

1943 ?

Included in 1941 total

1944 ?

Included in 1941 total

Years of minting 1941-1944 Obverse Design

Czech lion Lettering: BOHMEN UND MAHREN CECHY A MORAVA 1941 Reverse

[6]

Design

References

Denomination with linden branches Lettering: 1 1944

1. ­ Colin R. Bruce; Marian Moe (1995). Collecting world coins: a full century of circulating issues. Krause Publications. p. 2102. ISBN 978-0-87341-422-7. Retrieved 14 June 2016. 2. ­ George S. Cuhaj (1 July 2015). Standard Catalog of World Coins 2016: 1901-2000. "F+W Media, Inc.". p. 233. ISBN 978-1-4402-4409-4. Retrieved 14 June 2016. 3. ­ "Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 1 koruna coin owned by a Hungarian Jewish youth and former concentration camp inmate". The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 14 June 2016. 4. ­ "World War II - Occupation and emergency coinages of Europe". Numista. Retrieved 14 June 2016. 5. ­ George S. Cuhaj; Thomas Michael (13 March 2015). Collecting World Coins, 1901-Present. "F+W Media, Inc.". p. 122. ISBN 978-1-4402-44605. Retrieved 14 June 2016. 6. ­ "1 Koruna - Bohemia and Moravia - Numista". Retrieved 17 January 2013.

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