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CZECHOSLOVAK BANKNOTE WITH A MONADNOCK |
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CZECHOSLOVAK BANKNOTE WITH A MONADNOCK |
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I asked Professor Miroslav Stemprok from the Charles University in Prag, Czech Republic, to help me in the identification of this mountain. Here is his answer: "I searched for the picture on the 5000.-Kč banknote whose picture you attached to your e-mail. The mountain is «Rip» (written with «Hackel» over R) - a mountain in Central Bohemia on which Great Grandfather Czech stepped before settling with his tribe in the Bohemian landscape. (...) each nation has such a kind of story and this is apparently the reason why this mountain was pictured on the banknote. The river is Labe (with two boats) showing the near river landscape. I did not find whether the picture is a real view or a fiction composition. The information about the banknote could be found in the book «Peniaze v nasich dejinach*», by Hlinka, Kazimir, Kolnikova, published in Bratislava in 1976."
I am very indebted for the Professor Stemprok's help.* "Money in our history"
On April 29, 2005, I received another explanation concerning this banknote, and I am very indebted for. This explanation you may find below:
"Dear Mr. Kozlowski, I came across your very interesting website and found a small error in your description of the 5000 Korun Czechoslovakian bank note from 1920, featuring Rip Mountain (in the 'geology on money' section). Technically, the note pictured is not a Czechoslovakian note at all, but that of Protektorat Bohmen und Mahren (Bohemia and Moravia, or in Czech, Cechy a Morava). The protectorate, when it was first formed, used Czechoslovakian money with various stamps and overprints, before they managed to print their own money featuring mainly blond Arian children. On this note, you can see a red oval overprint directly under the serial number and over the series letter. The original note from 1920 is lacking this overprint. This, incidentally, is a very common error to make, even among currency collectors and dealers; I see this note advertised incorrectly all the time. For your purposes, however, this really does not matter, as the mountain and the river are the same. If you ever find yourself in the area, I recommend a hike up the mountain, following in the steps of Praotec Czech, but do not expect to see what he saw, the land of milk and honey. All you will see from the top are trees, which apparently were not there at the time of his visit, whenever that was. I wish you much enjoyment in your further pursuit of geology.
Best regards,
Martin Simer
Financial Analyst
KP Center for Health Research".Andrzej Kozlowski
