25 kuna CROATIA (1999) Euro Currency

25 kuna 1999 Euro Currency - 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:

in the centre an irregular cloud of twelve five-pointed stars - symbol of the European Union; in the background a capital letter: E (EURO - Currency of the EU); on the bottom year of issue: 1999.

edge:

plain

issue date:

29 XII 1999

withdrawal date:

still circulating

designer:

Damir Mataušić (initials DM before year of issue on the reverse)

mint:

Hrvatski Novčarski Zavod (Croatian Monetary Institute), Zagreb

mintage:

1999

300 000

interesting facts:

The preparations for the monetary union started in 1991 in Maastricht. In December 1995 in Madrid the name for the new currency was chosen. On January 1st, 1999 Euro [EUR] became an official (although until 2002 virtual) currency in 11 countries of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain).

last update: 21 X 2012

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