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
former Tuzex shop
Tuzex voucher for 5 crowns
Display of a Tuzex counter in the Museum of Communism, Czech Republic
Corecom was a chain of hard-currency stores during the communist rule in Bulgaria. Goods were often priced cheaper than in the West; however, they were still inaccessible for most Bulgarians because t
Tuzex
…Pewex, a Polish counterpart Corecom, a Bulgarian counterpart…