Croatian State Bank Archive

The enigmatic short-term circulation of the 100-dinar banknote of the National Bank of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia dated July 15, 1934.

20/03/2026 / ARTICLE, Banknotes, Numismatics

It is known that the banknotes of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia are the product of the „French school“ of banknote printing. The first issues of royal Yugoslav banknotes (with the exception of the 10 dinar banknote of November 1, 1920, which was produced by the American Bank Note Co., New York) were designed and manufactured

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Interesting mistakes on “Kuprešanka”

07/12/2025 / ARTICLE, GALLERY, Banknotes, Numismatics

Banknotes from the same position on the sheet bear the characteristics of the cliché with which they were printed. It is common for individual clichés to have a minor or major defect, so all banknotes printed at the position of such a cliché also have that peculiarity in their final appearance. Depending on where

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Banknote display: Croatia 5000 kuna 1943. Second issue dated September 1, 1943.

05/02/2022 / Banknotes, Video

In this video we present the 5000 kuna banknote from 1943, specifically the second issue dated September 1, 1943. The banknote was designed by academic painter Vladimir Kirin, and it features the Višeslav baptismal font and folk costumes from Vrlika. The banknote is styled with traditional Croatian ornamentation. The video was made for

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