Earlier this year, the government launched a new dollar auction system, which complements existing state-run currency channels, in a bid to pump more hard currency into the private sector, but economists have so far questioned how effective the mechanism will be in satisfying demand.
The koruna has risen by 9% against the euro since the start of 2004, causing the central bank to intervene furiously in a bid to hold the currency down.
The vast banking floor was empty when I arrived to open my bid to make a small fortune in the currency that is bound to appreciate against the American dollar over time.