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A century of the Czechoslovak crown

12/09/2019
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Photo: ČTK/Michal Kamaryt
Photo: ČTK/Michal Kamaryt

On December 5 a Czech National Bank time capsule honouring the centenary of the Czechoslovak crown was placed inside a statue of a torchbearer and lion on the roof of the central bank’s Prague HQ. The statue already contained a time capsule dating from 2001.

Photo: ČTK/Michal Kamaryt
Photo: ČTK/Michal Kamaryt

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