In „Narodne novine”, the official gazette of the Independent State of Croatia, issue number 248 of November 2, 1942, published the exchange rate list for the month of November 1942. At first glance, this is dry administrative data, but for numismatists such a document is extremely interesting. It shows how
Trial strikes for the currency of the Independent State of Croatia rank among the rarest, numismatically and commercially most interesting collections of 20th-century Croatian numismatics. These are coin strikes conceived as minted money of the Independent State of Croatia, but which as a rule never became legal tender and were not minted in
Trial strikes of NDH coins at foreign auctions: a market overview over the past 24 years Read more »
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
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
On September 5, 1923, in Zlosela near Kupres, Zorka (Zora) Livančić was born, as the fifth and final child of Ilija and Kata (née Milorad). Because her father was a blacksmith, Zora had the lifelong nickname Kovačuša. Zlosela was the largest Croatian village in the Kupres region, which in
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
Ethnographic motif on the 100 Kuna banknote from 1943. Read more »
In this video, we present the military insignia of the Croatian Naval Legion from World War II. The Croatian Naval Legion was a naval unit of the Independent State of Croatia that fought as part of the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) on the Black Sea. The official name of this unit was the Croatian Naval Detachment. Insignia
Display of insignia: Croatia, breast badge of the Croatian Naval Legion Read more »
Celebrated Croatian sculptor and medalist Ivo Kerdić is the author of many medals, plaques, badges, and other works of art. In addition, Kerdić is known in numismatics as the author of coin designs for the Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945). One of his most famous works in that field is
Coin overview: Croatia 2 kuna 1941. Harvester, trial strike in silver Read more »
During its brief existence (1941–1945), the Independent State of Croatia created and awarded numerous decorations. One of these decorations is the Order of Merit, specifically the Order of Merit 2nd Class. This decoration was established on December 19, 1942, by the Legal Decree on the Establishment of the Order of Merit and occupied
Award presentation: Croatia, Order of Merit 2nd Class for Christians Read more »
Most people who are involved in numismatics in a certain way are not clear about the procedure of manufacturing, i.e., printing banknotes. In this article, you have the opportunity to get a better idea of that, and also to get acquainted with the numbering scheme of the 1000 Kuna banknotes of the Independent State of Croatia from 1941. Beginning
In today's video, for the first time, we have a guest, and not just any guest. We spoke with Vedran Krušelj, one of the few numismatic researchers in Croatia today. Colleage Krušelj has been working for a long time on a book about the banknotes of the Independent State of Croatia, which, it seems,
The Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir 1st Class with Swords is a decoration of the Independent State of Croatia that was established on May 17, 1941, by the Legal Decree on the Establishment of the Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir, and it occupied the 17th place in the order of precedence of decorations of the Independent State of Croatia. It was awarded to domestic and foreign military personnel for
One of the most interesting insignia from the NDH period is certainly the so-called „linden leaf“ or the Croatian Legion (HL) badge, and the great popularity of this unit raises it above all insignia of the NDH military. The badge was officially prescribed in mid-1942 and all members were entitled to it
Lipov list – znak Hrvatske legije jednog domobranskog poručnika iz Požege Read more »
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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