A new catalog titled „Coins and Banknotes of the Republic of Croatia 1991–2026“ is in preparation and is expected to be published in about a month. It is a standalone printed book dedicated to the coins and paper money of the Republic of Croatia, from the period of the Croatian dinar and the kuna, all the way to today's Croatian euros.
Detailed observation of the 5, 20, and 50 kuna banknotes leads to interesting discoveries. Namely, the microtext printed on the obverse of the banknotes repeatedly repeats one and the same text, but upon careful reading of that text, we find grammatical errors. The question arises here whether these are accidental grammatical
Security features or grammatical errors on Croatian kuna banknotes? Read more »
The Croatian National Bank, in cooperation with the Croatian Mint, presents a new commemorative numismatic issue entitled „Queen Jelena the Glorious“, continuing the „Rulers“ series. This issue is dedicated to one of the most important women of the early Croatian Middle Ages, whose name has been preserved in rare, but extremely significant historical
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The Croatian National Bank, in cooperation with the Croatian Mint, presents a new commemorative numismatic issue dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the Samobor Carnival, one of the oldest and most famous carnival events in Croatia. This is an edition that, in a modern yet symbolically powerful way, conveys the spirit of satire, free speech, and
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Replacement banknotes represent a special and often insufficiently known segment of notaphily, which interestingly connects the technical process of money printing with collecting practice. Although at first glance they do not differ from regular specimens, their role in the monetary system and the way they are marked make them particularly interesting to researchers
In this video, we present the commemorative gold and silver coins dedicated to the most famous Croatian garment – the necktie. The 100-euro gold coin and the 6-euro silver coin stand out for their uniqueness. This is the first Croatian gold coin of irregular shape, while the silver coin is the first coin with a “hole” which also has
Issue of commemorative coins: Croatia 6 and 100 euros 2023. Contour tie Read more »
In today's video, we are presenting the Croatian commemorative silver coin dedicated to the Trsat Dragon. This is a silver coin with a nominal value of 4 euros, containing 1 ounce of silver. The inspiration for this commemorative issue came from the bronze dragons placed in front of the „Peace of Heroes“ tomb at the Trsat Castle in Rijeka. The aforementioned dragons
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In today's video, we are talking about the smallest Croatian circulating banknote until the introduction of the euro, the National Bank of Croatia 5 kuna banknote dated October 31, 1993. This banknote belongs to the first series of kuna banknotes and was withdrawn from circulation in 2007 when it was replaced by a new series with better security features
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Our colleague Ivor Altaras Penda was a guest on the popular HRT show, “Na rubu znanosti” (At the Edge of Science). On the show, he spoke about money, and the main topic was “What does money say?”. Related to this topic, the show discussed the images, symbols, and text on
In this video we present commemorative Croatian euro gold coins dedicated to lacemaking in Croatia. These issues represent a continuation of the theme that began with the 10-kuna gold coin from 2012, thereby highlighting the importance of lacemaking as part of the Croatian cultural heritage. The presented gold coins were minted
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Today we are presenting one of the greatest rarities of modern Croatian numismatics; a coin that many thought was just a part of stories and legends and that it didn't actually even exist, and it is the 2 kuna coin from 1993 in which the letter „T“ from the inscription
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Velika Gospa (Vela Gospa) is the feast day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven. It is regularly celebrated on August 15 every year. That day is also a national holiday in the Republic of Croatia. According to Catholic theology, Mary was taken up to heaven body and soul, and the doctrine of
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To mark the 25th anniversary of the admission of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations, the Croatian National Bank put a new commemorative 25-kuna circulation coin into circulation on May 22, 2017. The conceptual and artistic design of this coin was created by academic sculptor Damir Mataušić, and it was minted at the Croatian Monetary Institute (today
On the occasion of the liberation of the occupied parts of northern Dalmatia, Lika, Kordun, and Banovina, as well as the Croatian royal city of Knin as part of the military and police operation “Storm” in August 1995, the Croatian National Bank (at the time the National Bank of Croatia) issued the gold ducat “Croatian Royal City of Knin”. On the obverse of the ducat, in the central
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