2 kune CROATIA (1995) 50 Years of the FAO

2 kune 1995 - 50 Years of the FAO - Croatian coins

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
24.5 mm	6.2 g	1.8 mm	Cu₆₅₀Ni₂₃₂Zn₁₁₈

obverse:

in the centre in two lines face value: 2 / KUNE (kuna); in the background marten facing right; below Croatian Coat of Arms in a wreath of oak branch on the left and laurel branch on the right; along the top edge: REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA (Republic of Croatia)

reverse:

in the centre tuna fish swimming right; above it: FAO, below in two lines dates: 1945. / 1995. ; waves in the background; along the bottom edge: FIAT PANIS (Let there be bread in Latin)

edge:

reeded (94 serrations)

issue date:

15 VII 1995

withdrawal date:

still circulating

designer:

Kuzma Kovačić (initials KK among waves in the centre of the reverse)

mint:

Hrvatski Novčarski Zavod (Croatian Monetary Institute), Zagreb

mintage:

1995

500 000

interesting facts:

"Fiat Panis" (Let there be bread) is the official motto of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations. This coin commemorates 50th anniversary of founding the FAO.

last update: 21 X 2012

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