CzechiaTéma 12, úloha 4 · Currency and banking

The Czech 100-crown banknote shows a famous Czech king and Roman emperor. What is this man's name?

In the exam (Czech)

Na české stokorunové bankovce je slavný český král a římský císař. Jak se tento muž jmenuje?

Výřez bankovky: rytý portrét vousatého muže s korunou na hlavě
Foto: ТамараГончарук, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (upraveno)
  1. aCharles IV.Karel IV.Correct answer
  2. bRudolf II.Rudolf II.
  3. cFranz Joseph I.František Josef I.
  4. dOttokar II.Přemysl Otakar II.

Why?

The picture shows the 100-crown banknote with a portrait of Charles IV (Karel IV.). He was a Czech king and Roman emperor in the 14th century; among other things, he founded Charles University and the New Town of Prague.

Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Czech, as shown above.

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Source

Questions and correct answers: Databanka testových úloh z českých reálií (databank of test items on Czech realities), 10th edition, updated 5 January 2026, © Národní pedagogický institut České republiky (NPI ČR). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with the help of AI; in the exam the questions are in Czech. The source of each picture is given with it. We are not affiliated with NPI ČR or with the Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies of Charles University (ÚJOP UK).

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