A 50 korun note of the Protectorate

The koruna, known as the Protectorate crown (in Czech: Protektorátní koruna), was the currency of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia during World War II (between 1939 and 1945). Flag of the Protectorate The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (in German: Reichsprotektorat Böhmen und Mähren, in Czech: Protektorát ÄŒechy a Morava) was the ethnic-Czech protectorate (in fact a puppet state) of the German Reich established in the central parts of Bohemia and Moravia. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

It was divided into 100 haléřů. It replaced the Czechoslovak koruna at par and was replaced by the reconstituted Czechoslovak koruna, again at par. The Czechoslovak Crown or Czechoslovak koruna (in Czech and Slovak: Koruna československá, at times Koruna česko-slovenská; koruna means crown) was the currency of Czechoslovakia from 10 April 1919 to 1939 and from November 1, 1945 to February 7, 1993. ...

Coins were issued in denominations of 10, 20 and 50 haléřů and 1 koruna. All were made of zinc and, with the exception of the 1 koruna, the reverse designs were very similar to the earlier Czechoslovak coins. Banknotes were issued in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 korun. General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ...

See also

• Czechoslovak koruna
• Czech koruna
• Slovak koruna