Foreign exchange certificate
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A foreign exchange certificate is a tool for foreign exchange control in countries where the national currency is subject to exchange controls or is not convertible. The arrangements vary significantl
USSR FEC for Beryozka shops, 1 kopeck, blue stripe, 1966
USSR FEC for Beryozka shops, 1 kopeck, yellow stripe, 1966
USSR FEC for sailors, Series A, (issues from 1967 to 1980)
USSR Vneshposyltorg FEC, 1 and 10 kopecks, 1976
Tuzex
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Tuzex was a series of state-run shops in Czechoslovakia from 1957 to 1992 which did not accept normal Czechoslovak koruna currency but only vouchers which could be purchased from banks using foreign c
Foreign exchange certificate
…INTUR cheques) were issued, which were superseded when the US dollar was allowed to circulate, together with the convertible peso) Czechoslovakia (Tuzex) Bulgaria (Balkan Tourist, Corecom and People's Bank of Bulgaria cheques…
former Tuzex shop
Tuzex voucher for 5 crowns
Display of a Tuzex counter in the Museum of Communism, Czech Republic