Money
The unit of Czech
currency is the Czech Crown (CKR). Notes
come in 5 000, 2 000, 1 000, 500, 200,
100, 50, 20 crown sizes, coins in 50, 20,
10, 5, 2, 1 crown sizes. Exchange rate is
recently about USD 1 = CKR 36. Check out the other exchange
rates daily at http://www.cnb.cz/gg/e/cnb99.htm.
Banks and Exchange Offices
Avoid black
market exchange. It is common to
get fleeced with discontinued crown notes
or worthless Polish, Bulgarian or
Yugoslav notes. Click the picture on the
right and check out how the Czech notes
look. Remember, using a bank or regular
exchange office service is always safe.
The main foreign exchange banks and
offices are located in the center of
Prague at or near Wenceslas Square. They
are open usually from 8 am to 5 pm on
weekdays and on Saturdays morning; closed
on Sundays:
- American Express, Wenceslas
Square 56
- Ceska Obchodni Banka, Na prikope
14
- Komercni Banka, Na prikope 28
- Thomas Cook, Wenceslas Square 47
- Vseobecna uverova banka, Celetna
31
- Zivnostenska banka, Na prikope 20
- Non stop exchange counters are
located at the big hotels and
there are also a lot of smaller
exchange offices in Prague open 7
days a week.
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