Hundreds of people wait outside the Prague branch of the Czech National Bank (CNB) to obtain a 5,000 crowns note with a special overprint, issued to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Czechoslovak National Bank, Prague, Czech Republic, September 22, 2026. A total of 200,000 banknotes have been issued and are available at the CNB s cash desks in Prague, Brno, Ostrava and Hradec Kralove. A number of people who would like to get hold of this banknote waited from the early hours of the morning. Some of those waiting had brought folding chairs with them, whilst others were wrapped in blankets. (CTKxPhoto KaterinaxSulova) CTKPhotoP2026092201545 CTKPhotoP2026092201545
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Recording Date: Sep 22, 2026
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Hundreds of people wait outside the Prague branch of the Czech National Bank (CNB) to obtain a 5,000 crowns note with a special overprint, issued to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Czechoslovak National Bank, Prague, Czech Republic, September 22, 2026. A total of 200,000 banknotes have been issued and are available at the CNB s cash desks in Prague, Brno, Ostrava and Hradec Kralove. A number of people who would like to get hold of this banknote waited from the early hours of the morning. Some of those waiting had brought folding chairs with them, whilst others were wrapped in blankets. (CTKxPhoto KaterinaxSulova) CTKPhotoP2026092201545 CTKPhotoP2026092201545
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