25 kuna CROATIA (1997) 5 Years of Croatia in the UN

25 kuna 1997 Croatia in the UN - Croatian coins

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:	shape:
32.0 mm	12.75 g	2.1 mm	Cu₇₅Ni₂₅ / Cu₉₂Al₆Ni₂	dodecagon

obverse:

in the centre in two lines face value: 25 / KUNA; in the background marten facing right; below Croatian Coat of Arms in a wreath of laurel branch on the left and oak branch on the right; along the top edge with concave lettering: REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA (Republic of Croatia)

reverse:

globe as seen from over the North Pole surrounded by a wreath - symbol of the UN; inside a glob composed a schematic map of Croatia; below year of issue: 1997.; along the top edge in two lines: REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA U O.U.N. / 22.V.1992. (Republic of Croatia in the UN and the date of teh access)

edge:

plain

issue date:

27 X 1997

withdrawal date:

still circulating

designer:

Damir Mataušić

mint:

Hrvatski Novčarski Zavod (Croatian Monetary Institute), Zagreb

mintage:

1997

300 000

interesting facts:

This coin was struck to commemorate 5th anniversary of accepting Croatia as a member of the United Nations. On May 22, 1992 by the same resolution A/RES/46/237 the UN accepted also the membership of Slovenia as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Flag of the United Nations.

last update: 21 X 2012

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