The Croatian Mint, our national mint, has undergone major changes in the past few years. These changes are also reflected in the new numismatic issues, which have finally begun to match the pace of modern global numismatics. One of the people responsible for this is Ivan Odrljin, with whom we
With Ivan Odrljin of the Croatian Mint on Croatian numismatics today and future plans Read more »
In numismatics, it is completely normal for money to depict events that the issuer—most often the state—considers important. This is especially pronounced on commemorative coins which, as the name itself suggests, are issued on the occasion of certain special events. On such occasions, the money, besides
The Republic of Ragusa (Latin: Respublica Ragusina) was a patrician city-state that emerged from the medieval commune of Dubrovnik. It was established in 1358 and encompassed a major part of today's Dubrovnik-Neretva County. The Republic of Ragusa was territorially a small, but wealthy state with a highly developed trade and maritime sector. As such, it traded
This video is part of a series about Dubrovnik currency, where in each video we present one coin of the Republic of Dubrovnik. The Old Vižlin is an example of a Dubrovnik thaler-sized silver coin with a nominal value of 60 dinars or dinarići. The author of the coin's artistic design was Niko Matov Fišević (or Fišić).
Review of the silver coin: Republic of Ragusa, Old vižlin from 1747. Read more »
Today's video is intended for beginners in numismatics. For some coins, the description may include a note „Proof“ or „Polished Plate“ (PP). Since these coins are generally more expensive than other coins, beginners often wonder „what's the catch“ and why such a coin is more expensive.
Differences between proof coins and regular coins Read more »
This video is part of a series about Dubrovnik currency where in each video we present one coin of the Republic of Dubrovnik. The copper solad was a small Dubrovnik coin with a nominal value of 5 minci (folara). On the obverse of the coin is the image of St. Blaise on the Dubrovnik walls. Along the edge of the coin is a semicircular
Coin exhibition: Republic of Ragusa, Solad from 1729. Read more »
This video is part of a series on Dubrovnik currency where in each video we present one coin of the Republic of Dubrovnik. The silver ducat is an example of a larger Dubrovnik silver coin with a nominal value of 40 dinars or dinarići. The authors of the artistic design were Ivo Karlo Angeli and Antun Obad. On the obverse of the coin
Overview of the silver coin: Republic of Ragusa, Ducat from 1797. Read more »
This video is part of a series on Dubrovnik money, where in each video we present one coin of the Dubrovnik Republic. The copper minca (folar, follaro) was the smallest denomination of Dubrovnik money and made up the thirtieth part of the Dubrovnik dinar. The author of the visual design of this coin is probably Nikola Pribisalić Pećar. On
Coin overview: Republic of Ragusa, Minca from 1453. Read more »
Kunas and lipas are still in circulation, but in a couple of months they will no longer be. Because of this, numismatists and collectors throughout Croatia have started completing their collections of Croatian currency while they still can. Namely, some of those coins are rarer and as
This video is part of a series on Dubrovnik currency where in each video we present one coin of the Republic of Dubrovnik. The Dubrovnik scudo was a larger silver coin of the nominal value of 36 dinars (or dinarići). These silver coins were issued between 1708 and 1750. In this video, we present
Overview of the silver coin: Republic of Ragusa, Scudo of 1750. Read more »
The Pelješac Bridge and its grand opening were also marked by a commemorative 25-kuna coin from 2022. In all likelihood, this is also the last 25-kuna coin put into circulation, which is why it has attracted great attention from the general public, and not just
Coin overview: Croatia 25 kuna 2022 Pelješac Bridge Read more »
Recently, we witnessed a true hysteria that arose in Croatia over the 25 kuna coin from 2022, which is dedicated to the Pelješac Bridge. A huge number of people waited in front of the Croatian National Bank, and later commercial banks, just to buy this coin for
The hysteria around the 25-kuna Pelješac Bridge coin. Causes and consequences. Read more »
A short statement by Zlatko Viščević for the RTL Danas news program on the topic of the 2022 Croatian 25-kuna coin and the great interest of citizens and collectors in this coin. This video was recorded in August 2022 and broadcast as a feature in the RTL Danas show on RTL.
Planica is an alpine valley below the Ponca mountain in Slovenia, and is also home to ski flying. The FIS Ski Flying World Championships were held in Planica in 1985, and Yugoslavia issued commemorative gold and silver coins on that occasion. The commemorative gold coin from this series has a face value of
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