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Ethnographic motif on the 100 Kuna banknote from 1943.

11/09/2025 / ARTICLE, LITERATURE, Banknotes

The ethnographic motif on the 100 Kuna banknote from 1943 represents the main visual element of the reverse side, located in its central part. It consists of the depiction of a woman with a little girl in her arms, dressed in folk costumes characteristic of certain settlements in the Zagreb sub-mountain region (Prigorje). At the time the banknote was created, those settlements

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Ethnographic motifs of Slavonia on banknotes

19/07/2023 / ARTICLE, Banknotes

The main motif on modern Croatian banknotes is reserved exclusively for prominent and significant individuals from Croatia's long history, but an earlier period in numismatics artistically records the rich tradition and heritage of folk/national clothing in Slavonia on its banknotes. These ethnographic motifs of Slavonia are present on

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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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Ethnographic motif on the 100 Kuna banknote from 1943.

Ethnographic motifs of Slavonia on banknotes

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