1 kuna CROATIA (1999) 5 Years of Kuna Currency

1 kuna 1999 - 5 Years of Kuna Currency - Croatian coins

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
22.5 mm	5.0 g	1.7 mm	Cu₆₅₀Ni₂₃₂Zn₁₁₈

obverse:

in the centre in two lines face value: 1 / KUNA; in the background marten facing right; below Croatian Coat of Arms in a wreath of olive branch on the left and cereal ears on the right; along the top edge: REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA (Republic of Croatia)

reverse:

in the centre a nightingale standing left; above a date: 1994.; along the top edge: SLAVUJ (nightingale in Croatian); along the bottom edge year of issue: 1999.

edge:

reeded (86 serrations)

issue date:

28 V 1999

withdrawal date:

still circulating

designer:

Kuzma Kovačić (initials KK before bird's feet on the reverse)

mint:

Hrvatski Novčarski Zavod (Croatian Monetary Institute), Zagreb

mintage:

1999	27 000 000

interesting facts:

This coin was issued to commemorate the 5th anniversary of establishing kuna currency [HRK] as the official currency of the Republic of Croatia.

On the obverses of circulation coins Croats are presenting their nature described in Croatian for odd years of issue or in Latin for even years of issue.

last update: 21 X 2012

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