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 creator of artistic designs for the coinage of the Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945). One of his most famous works in this field is the motif of the Female Harvester, which appears on trial strikes of 2, 10, and 500 kuna coins.
In today's video, we are presenting precisely this trial strike of the 2 kuna coin. This pattern featuring the Reaper bears the year 1941 and is made of silver. Unfortunately, this coin was never produced as circulating money; instead, a coin with a much simpler artistic design was put into circulation. As is the case with other trial strikes from the aforementioned period, this specimen is also very rare and not something you get to see every day.
This video was recorded in December 2023 and created for documentary and educational purposes.
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