Private company

Bank of Czechoslovak Legions in Prague

Former bank in Czechoslovakia

The Bank of the Czechoslovak Legions (Czech: Banka československých legií), generally referred to as Legiobanka, was a cooperative bank in interwar Czechoslovakia. It was founded in Irkutsk in 1919 to serve the financial needs of the Czechoslovak Legion and prospered in subsequent years thanks to its strong patriotic associations.2 It is headquartered in Prague.1 It ceased to exist in 1955.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1919Founded1
  • Industryfinancial service activities, except insurance and pension funding, financial services, other monetary intermediation1
  • HeadquartersPrague1
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1
Prague Gocar rondokubismus
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Slimejs assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Bank of the Czechoslovak Legions (Czech: Banka československých legií), generally referred to as Legiobanka, was a cooperative bank in interwar Czechoslovakia. It was founded in Irkutsk in 1919 to serve the financial needs of the Czechoslovak Legion and prospered in subsequent years thanks to its strong patriotic associations.2

Corporate structure

Bank of Czechoslovak Legions in Prague sits at the top of its group. 2 entities on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Bank of Czechoslovak Legions in Prague Prague

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1955Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1940Renamed Name changed to Böhmisch-Mährische Bank1
  3. 1919Founded Founded1