The Slovak koruna or Slovak crown (, Ks) was the currency of the Nazi-era

Slovak Republic Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's ...

between 1939 and 1945. The Slovak koruna replaced the

Czechoslovak koruna The 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 14 March 1939, and from 1 November 1945 to 7 ...

at par and was replaced by the reconstituted Czechoslovak koruna, again at par. Initially, the Slovak koruna was at par with the

Bohemian and Moravian koruna The Bohemian and Moravian koruna, known as the ''Protectorate crown'' (; ), was the currency of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia between 1939 and 1945. It was subdivided into 100 ''haléřů''. History The Bohemian and Moravian koruna rep ...

, with 10 korunas = 1

Reichsmark The (; sign: ℛ︁ℳ︁; abbreviation: RM) was the currency of Germany from 1924 until the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945, and in the American, British and French occupied zones of Germany, until 20 June 1948. The Reichsmark was then replace ...

. It was devalued, on 1 October 1940, to a rate of 11.62 Slovak korunas to one Reichsmark, while the value of the Bohemian and Moravian currency remained unchanged against the Reichsmark.

Coins

In 1939, coins were introduced in denominations of 10 haliers, 5 and 20 korunas, with 20 and 50 haliers and 1 koruna added in 1940. The 10 and 20 haliers were bronze, the 50 haliers and 1 koruna cupronickel, the 5 korunas nickel and the 20 korunas were silver. In 1942, zinc 5 haliers were introduced and aluminium replaced bronze in the 20 haliers. Aluminium 50 haliers followed in 1943. Silver 10 and 50 korunas were introduced in 1944. Compared to the pre-war Czechoslovak koruna, the Slovak koruna coins had an additional 50 Ks, the silver content of the 10 and 20 Ks coins was reduced from 700

‰ The phrase per mille () indicates parts per thousand. The associated symbol is , similar to a per cent sign but with an extra zero in the divisor. Major dictionaries do not agree on the spelling, giving other options of per mil, per mill, pe ...

to 500 ‰ and all but 5 Ks shrank in physical sizes. The designers were Anton Hám, Andrej Peter, Gejza Angyal, Ladislav Majerský and František Štefunko. Coins were minted in the Kremnica mint.

Banknotes

In 1939, Czechoslovak notes for 100, 500 and 1000 korún were issued with Slovak Republic overprinted on them for use in Slovakia. That year also saw the introduction of 10 and 20 koruna notes by the government.

References

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