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Czech Republic
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50 Korun, 1993
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Front: St. Agnes of Bohemia (1211-1282),
Agnes was the daughter of Bohemian king Premysl Otakar I and Constance of
Hungary, the sister of King Andrew II of Hungary.
Agnes devoted her life to religious works. She became a member of the Poor
Clares, a religious order founded by Clare of Assisi on Franciscan principles.
Using her own assets, she founded the hospital of St. Francis (ca. 1232-33) and
her own abbey, built in the Gothic architecture style for which Prague is
famous. She is the patron saint of Bohemia.
Back: Large A within a gothic window frame
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100 Korun, 1993
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Front: Charles IV (1316-1378), Holy Roman Emperor 1355-1378
Charles was elected as a rival King of the Romans to Emperor Louis IV,
succeeded his father John of Luxemburg as King of Bohemia and Count of
Luxembourg in 1346. He was crowned as emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1355.
After 1349, Charles IV was the uncontested ruler of the Holy Roman Empire till
his death in 1378.
Back: Large seal of Charles University
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Czech Republic, bordered by Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria, was part
of Czechoslovakia 1918-38 and 1945-92. Incorporated into Germany as Bohemia
& Moravia 1939-45. Czechoslovakia came under Soviet domination after WWII. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, Czechoslovakia regained its freedom
through a peaceful "Velvet Revolution". On January 1, 1993, the country agreed to separate into two independent countries, Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the EU in 2004. For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Czech Republic.
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