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The currency of the Czech Republic is the Czech koruna (CZK), divided into 100 haléř and issued by the Czech National Bank. The country is in the European Union but outside the eurozone, so it keeps its own money: one Czech koruna costs ₹6.50 at our selling rate right now.
- Code
- CZK
- Symbol
- Kč
- Subunit
- 100 haléř
- In use since
- 1993
What is the currency of the Czech Republic?
The currency of the Czech Republic is the Czech koruna, code CZK, written Kč after the amount, as in 100 Kč. One koruna is divided into 100 haléř, although no haléř coin circulates now, and the Czech National Bank issues the notes and coins. The country is in the European Union but outside the eurozone, so it keeps its own money: euros are not legal tender in its shops, and no date is set for adopting the euro. For a trip from India, a Visa or Mastercard is widely accepted, so carry some koruna in cash for small things and treat exchange booths that advertise "0% commission" with caution. The Czech koruna has been valid since 8 February 1993 and no peg is in force, so against the rupee it moves with the market: on 5 Oct 2026, one Czech koruna was worth about ₹6.50 at our selling rate. A quote in CZK currency always means this koruna and not the euro, which is a separate currency at a different value.
Czech Koruna at a glance
- Currency
- Czech korunaIn Czech, česká koruna; English texts also say crown
- Code
- CZKNumeric code 203
- Symbol
- KčWritten after the amount, as in 100 Kč
- Subunit
- 1 koruna = 100 haléřNo haléř coin circulates now, only accounting
- Issuer
- Czech National BankAlso written ČNB; it issues the notes and the coins
- Introduced
- 1993Valid from 8 February 1993, replacing the Czechoslovak koruna
- Exchange rate
- No peg or capThe central bank's cap on the koruna ended on 6 April 2017
- Used in
- Czech RepublicAlso called Czechia
- Banknotes
- 100, 200, 500, 1,000, 2,000 and 5,000 KčSix notes, each with a person from Czech history on the front
- Coins
- 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 KčThe haléř coins have all been withdrawn
Czech Republic currency notes and coins
Czech Republic currency comes as six banknotes and six coins in everyday use. Each note shows a person from Czech history on the front, and the newest version of the 5,000 Kč dates from 23 October 2023. Each note is shown with what it costs in rupees at our selling rate today.
- Czech National BankOne hundred koruna100Kč
One hundred koruna 100 Kč
≈ ₹649.63 today- Colour
- Front
- Charles IV
- Back
- The seal of Charles University
- Czech National BankTwo hundred koruna200Kč
Two hundred koruna 200 Kč
≈ ₹1,299.26 today- Colour
- Orange
- Front
- Jan Amos Comenius
- Back
- An Orbis Pictus motif and joined hands
- Czech National BankFive hundred koruna500Kč
Five hundred koruna 500 Kč
≈ ₹3,248.15 today- Colour
- Brown
- Front
- Božena Němcová
- Back
- A laureate female figure
- Czech National BankOne thousand koruna1000Kč
One thousand koruna 1,000 Kč
≈ ₹6,496.30 today- Colour
- Violet
- Front
- František Palacký
- Back
- The Archbishop's Castle in Kroměříž and an eagle
- Czech National BankTwo thousand koruna2000Kč
Two thousand koruna 2,000 Kč
≈ ₹12,992.60 today- Colour
- Green
- Front
- Ema Destinnová (Emmy Destinn)
- Back
- Euterpe, a violin and a cello
- Czech National BankFive thousand koruna5000Kč
Five thousand koruna 5,000 Kč
≈ ₹32,481.50 today- Colour
- Grey
- Front
- Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
- Back
- St Vitus Cathedral and Gothic and Baroque buildings
Coins, in haléř
The Crown of Saint Wenceslas on the 1 Kč, a Great Moravian gombík (a button-like ornament) on the 2 Kč, Charles Bridge with the Vltava and a linden on the 5 Kč, the cathedral of St Peter and Paul in Brno on the 10 Kč, the statue of St Wenceslas on the 20 Kč, and a view of Prague with the motto Praga Mater Urbium on the 50 Kč. No haléř coin circulates now.
- 11 koruna
≈ ₹6.50 - 22 koruny
≈ ₹12.99 - 55 koruny
≈ ₹32.48 - 1010 koruny
≈ ₹64.96 - 2020 koruny
≈ ₹129.93 - 5050 koruny
≈ ₹324.81
Sources: Wikipedia, "Czech koruna", for the notes and coins listed, with colours as given there; Czech National Bank, banknotes and coins. Rupee values at our selling rate, 10:25 AM IST, 5 Oct 2026.
The notes that became Czech with a stamp
Czechoslovakia split on 1 January 1993, but its crown carried on, and within six weeks two new currencies had replaced it. The Czech koruna became valid on 8 February 1993, and its first banknotes were old Czechoslovak notes with adhesive stamps on them.
One country becomes two
Czechoslovakia splits into two states, but the shared crown carries on for the moment. Within six weeks two new currencies will replace it.
Two new crowns
The Czech koruna becomes valid at par with the new Slovak koruna, replacing the Czechoslovak koruna, which had been in use since 1919.
Old notes get a stamp
The first Czech banknotes are Czechoslovak notes with adhesive stamps on them. The stamp is what validates an old note as Czech money.
The crown stays Czech
The Czech National Bank issues the notes and coins, and the Czech Republic is outside the eurozone, so the koruna is still its everyday money.
Sources: Radio Prague, Pavla Horáková, February 2003, on the split of the crown; Wikipedia, "Czech koruna" and "Czechoslovak koruna"; Czech National Bank, banknote and coin pages.
Why the Czech Republic keeps its own money
The Czech Republic is outside the eurozone and has set no date for joining it, so the koruna stays its money, and its price in rupees can change from one day to the next.
Outside the eurozone
Euros are not legal tender in Czech shops, and no target date for adopting the euro is set. The Finance Ministry and the Czech National Bank advised against setting one in April 2025.
An independent central bank
The Czech National Bank sets policy independently, with an inflation target of 2 percent. Governor Aleš Michl says an independent policy and a strong koruna control inflation better than the euro would.
No peg and no cap
The central bank intervened to weaken the koruna from November 2013, and that cap ended on 6 April 2017. No peg or cap is in force now, so the market prices the koruna every day.
One unit in rupees · our selling rate, 5 Oct 2026
The Czech koruna since 1993
Czech currency took its present form in 1993, but the crown it replaced goes back to 1919. What changed along the way, in eight entries.
- EntryCzech Republic
The Czechoslovak koruna
The Czechoslovak koruna is created, at par with the Austro-Hungarian krone. It is the money that the Czech koruna later replaces.
- EntryCzech Republic
The crown splits in two
The money splits into a Bohemian and Moravian koruna and a Slovak koruna, both at par.
- EntryCzech Republic
A currency reform
On 1 June a reform exchanges old money 5 to 1 for some holders and 50 to 1 for the rest. It brings protests, the largest in Plzeň.
- EntryCzech Republic
The Czech koruna begins
Czechoslovakia splits on 1 January, and from 8 February the Czech koruna is valid, at par with the new Slovak koruna. Its first banknotes are Czechoslovak notes with adhesive stamps.
Launch - EntryCzech Republic
The 10 and 20 haléř go
The 10 haléř and 20 haléř coins are withdrawn on 31 October.
Coin ends - EntryCzech Republic
The 50 haléř goes
The 50 haléř coin is withdrawn on 31 August. After it, no haléř coin circulates, and the haléř lives on only in accounting.
Coin ends - EntryCzech Republic
The cap on the koruna ends
The central bank had intervened to weaken the koruna from November 2013. Its cap ends on 6 April 2017, and no peg or cap has been in force since.
- EntryCzech Republic
A centenary 5,000 Kč
On 22 September the Czech National Bank puts a special 5,000 Kč note with a holographic overprint on sale, to mark 100 years since the National Bank of Czechoslovakia was founded in 1926. It is legal tender.
New note
Sources: Wikipedia, "Czech koruna" and "Czechoslovak koruna"; Radio Prague, February 2003, on the split of the crown; Czech National Bank, the banknote and coin pages and its "100 let NBČ" page on the 5,000 Kč note.
Koruna and rupees side by side
Worked out at our selling rate at 10:25 AM IST on 5 Oct 2026. For the live rate on any amount, use the CZK to INR or INR to CZK converter.
| You pay | You get |
|---|---|
| ₹5,000 | Kč 769.67 |
| ₹10,000 | Kč 1,539.34 |
| ₹25,000 | Kč 3,848.34 |
| ₹50,000 | Kč 7,696.69 |
| ₹1,00,000 | Kč 15,393.38 |
| ₹2,00,000 | Kč 30,786.76 |
| You buy | It costs |
|---|---|
| Kč 500 | ₹3,248.15 |
| Kč 1,000 | ₹6,496.30 |
| Kč 2,500 | ₹16,240.75 |
| Kč 5,000 | ₹32,481.50 |
| Kč 10,000 | ₹64,963.00 |
| Kč 25,000 | ₹1,62,407.50 |
Spending Czech koruna in the Czech Republic
Three things about Czech currency that help an Indian traveller on the first day.
Cards are the norm
Visa and Mastercard are widely accepted in restaurants, shops, hotels and attractions, and contactless, Apple Pay and Google Pay are broadly supported. American Express is refused at many small places, so carry a Visa or Mastercard as well.
Visa · Mastercard · contactlessKeep some koruna in cash
Market stalls, street food, some tram machines and small local shops can still need cash, and a public toilet often wants a 10 to 20 CZK coin. Below about 300 CZK, cash can also be cheaper than a card because of card fees.
A toilet coin: ₹64.96 to ₹129.93ATMs and exchange offices
Use a bank ATM rather than a Euronet one, and if asked, choose to pay in CZK and decline the conversion into your home currency. Exchange offices away from the main squares give better rates, and signs such as "0% commission", booths near Charles Bridge and unclear rates are red flags.
Pay in CZK, not rupeesTaking Czech koruna from India
The Reserve Bank of India's rules apply to every currency, and the Czech koruna is no exception.
Up to the equivalent of USD 3,000 per trip can leave India as Czech koruna notes. The rest goes on a forex card or as a bank transfer.
Every resident can send up to USD 250,000 abroad each financial year under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme, travel included.
Tax collected at source applies once your foreign-exchange purchases in a financial year cross ₹10 lakh: nil when an education loan pays, 2% for self-funded education and medical treatment, and 20% for travel and everything else. It is credited against your income tax when you file.
The Czech koruna is on our booking form. Send your amount and the desk confirms your exact rate before anything is booked.
Book Czech Koruny→Czech koruna questions
The questions people type about the Czech koruna, answered in full, in three groups.
The basics
8 questionsWhat is the currency of the Czech Republic?
The currency of the Czech Republic is the Czech koruna, code CZK, divided into 100 haléř. It is used from the capital, Prague, across the whole country, with notes and coins from the Czech National Bank. The Czech Republic is outside the eurozone, so euros are not legal tender in its shops.
What is the full form of CZK in currency?
CZK stands for Czech Koruna: CZ is the country code of the Czech Republic and K is for koruna, following the ISO 4217 standard, and its numeric code is 203. That is the CZK full form and the CZK currency full form alike. On a forex form or in any price list, CZK means this koruna and nothing else.
What is the Czech koruna symbol?
The Czech koruna symbol, which is also the Czech Republic currency symbol, is Kč, written after the amount, as in 100 Kč. The three-letter code CZK is what banks and forex forms use.
Czech Republic ki currency kya hai?
Czech Republic ki currency Czech koruna (CZK) hai. Ek koruna mein 100 haléř hote hain, aur 5 Oct 2026 ko ek Czech koruna lagbhag ₹6.50 ka tha, hamare selling rate par. Czech Republic ki currency ka symbol Kč hai, jo amount ke baad likha jata hai.
What is the Czech Republic currency name?
The Czech Republic currency name is the Czech koruna, česká koruna in Czech, and English texts sometimes call it the Czech crown. The Czech currency name is also searched as Czech money or Czech currency, and all of these mean the same koruna. The country itself is also called Czechia, but that does not change the name of its money.
How many haléř make one Czech koruna?
One Czech koruna is 100 haléř (h). No haléř coin circulates now and the haléř survives only in accounting: the 10 and 20 haléř coins were withdrawn on 31 October 2003 and the 50 haléř on 31 August 2008. The coins in use today are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 Kč.
Who issues the Czech koruna?
The Czech National Bank (ČNB), the central bank, issues the banknotes and the coins. Its governor is Aleš Michl. The bank sets policy independently, with an inflation target of 2 percent.
Will the Czech Republic adopt the euro?
No date is set. The Finance Ministry and the Czech National Bank advised against setting a target date in April 2025, and Governor Aleš Michl opposes adopting the euro, so for now the koruna stays the money of the Czech Republic.
Value and history
6 questionsWhen did the Czech koruna start?
The Czech koruna became valid on 8 February 1993, replacing the Czechoslovak koruna, which had been in use since 1919. It began at par with the new Slovak koruna, and its first banknotes were Czechoslovak notes with adhesive stamps.
Is the Czech koruna pegged to the euro?
No. No peg or cap is in force: the Czech National Bank intervened to weaken the koruna from November 2013, and that cap ended on 6 April 2017. The bank now sets policy independently, so the koruna is not fixed to the euro or to anything else.
Which Czech banknotes are in use?
Six notes, from 100 to 5,000 Kč: the 100 (Charles IV), 200 (Jan Amos Comenius), 500 (Božena Němcová), 1,000 (František Palacký), 2,000 (Ema Destinnová) and 5,000 Kč (Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk). Each shows its person on the front, and the newest version of the 5,000 Kč dates from 23 October 2023.
Which landmarks are on Czech money?
Charles Bridge is on the 5 Kč coin, with the Vltava and a linden, and St Vitus Cathedral is on the back of the 5,000 Kč note. The 1,000 Kč note shows the Archbishop's Castle in Kroměříž on its back, and the 10 Kč coin the cathedral of St Peter and Paul in Brno. The 20 Kč coin shows the statue of St Wenceslas, and the 50 Kč coin a view of Prague with the motto Praga Mater Urbium.
Is there a special 5,000 Kč note in 2026?
Yes. The Czech National Bank put a 5,000 Kč note with a holographic overprint on sale on 22 September 2026, to mark 100 years since the National Bank of Czechoslovakia was founded in 1926. It is legal tender, the run is 200,000 pieces, and it is obtained at the bank's cash offices in Prague, Brno, Hradec Králové and Ostrava by exchange for other notes or coins of equal value, while stocks last.
Are old Czech notes and coins still valid?
Not all of them. The 10 and 20 haléř coins were withdrawn on 31 October 2003 and the 50 haléř on 31 August 2008, and of the notes only the six from 100 to 5,000 Kč are listed as current. The Czech National Bank has a page on the termination of validity of banknotes, so check an old note there before you accept it.
Buying from India
3 questionsHow much Czech currency can I take out of India?
Up to the equivalent of USD 3,000 per trip in currency notes. Anything above that goes on a forex card or as a bank transfer, all within the USD 250,000 a year Liberalised Remittance Scheme limit.
How do I get Czech koruna for a trip to the Czech Republic?
Order them before you fly. Matrix Forex, an RBI-authorised Category-II dealer, has the Czech koruna on its booking form: send your amount through the booking bar at the top of this page and the desk confirms your exact rate before anything is booked. For the live rate on any amount, see the CZK to INR converter.
Which exchange offices in Prague should I avoid?
Check the sign and the rate before you hand over any cash. The best rates are away from the main squares, and signs that say "0% commission", booths near Charles Bridge and rates that are not clearly shown are red flags. A bank ATM, paying in CZK, is the other way to get koruna on the spot.