Commemorative CZK 100 banknote
To mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Bank of Czechoslovakia, the Czech National Bank is putting into circulation a new commemorative one-hundred-koruna banknote featuring a portrait of Vilém Pospíšil, the first governor of the NBC. The banknote symbolically connects the historical roots of independent central banking with its enduring values – independence, expertise and responsibility for price stability.
The commemorative one-hundred-koruna banknote marks the period of the establishment of the Czechoslovak currency and honours Vilém Pospíšil, the first governor of the NBC. A total of 20,000 banknotes is available for purchase from 21 January 2026 through contractual partners for the sale of CNB numismatic material.
The face side of the banknote features a portrait of Vilém Pospíšil, complemented by a motif of the CNB building in Prague, a cornucopia with fruit, the middle coat of arms of the Czechoslovak Republic and a genius with a laurel wreath. The reverse side shows the corner of the former Městská spořitelna Pražská savings bank, a genius with a beehive and a composition of fruit.
The banknote measures 84 x 194 mm and is protected by a range of security features, including two types of watermark, a security thread, microtext and a latent image. A new feature is the use of SPARK® Flow technology in printing the denomination number 100, which creates the impression of smooth colour movement when the banknote is tilted.
The banknote was designed by Eva Hašková. It was printed for the CNB by the State Printing Works of Securities, with the SPARK® Flow element produced by Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions SA in Lausanne, Switzerland. The nominal value of the banknote is not its sale price.
This one-hundred-koruna banknote is the third and final commemorative banknote in the series dedicated to the origins of the Czechoslovak koruna. It follows the notes featuring portraits of Alois Rašín (2019) and Karel Engliš (2022).