50 lipa CROATIA (1996) European Football Championship

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
20.5 mm	3.65 g	1.7 mm	Fe₉₅Ni₅ (steel Ni-plated)

obverse:

in the centre in two lines face value: 50 / LIPA; in the background leaves of linden; below Croatian Coat of Arms; along the top edge: REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA (Republic of Croatia); along the bottom edge an early-Croatian braided ornament

reverse:

in the centre an emblem of the Croatian Football Federation (HNS - Hrvatski nogometni savez); above year of issue: 1996.; a long the top edge in two lines: EUROPSKO NOGOMETNO PRVENSTVO / ENGLESKA (European Football Championship - England)

edge:

plain

issue date:

1 VII 1996

withdrawal date:

still circulating

designer:

Kuzma Kovačić

mint:

Hrvatski Novčarski Zavod (Croatian Monetary Institute), Zagreb

mintage:

1996

900 000

interesting facts:

This coin commemorates the European Football Championship, which took place in England in 1996. During the tournament the team of Croatia qualified to the quarter-final from the second place in their group and lost it 1:2 against the soon to be European champions - Germany.

A contemporary emblem of the Croatian Football Federation.

A contemporary emblem of the Croatian Football Federation

last update: 21 X 2012

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