25 kuna CROATIA (2013) Croatia - Member of the EU

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)

in the centre a honeycomb made of 28 hexagonal cells symbolising the European Union members; in each of the cells a convex five-pointed star except for the cell in the bottom right part, in which a concave star is in a square symbolising Croatia; along the top edge: REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA ČLANICA EUROPSKE UNIJE (Republic of Croatia - member of the European Union); along the bottom edge a date: 1.VII.2013.

plain

1 VII 2013

still circulating

Damir Mataušić

Hrvatski Novčarski Zavod (Croatian Monetary Institute), Zagreb

2013

20 000

This coin with face value of 25 kuna from 2013 commemorates joining Croatia to the European Union. Croatia officially started efforts for the EU membership by signing the Stabilisation and Association Agreement in 2001, which assumed a transition period for a candidate to adjust the national law to the European one. After two years Croatia applied for the membership. On June 18, 2004 the European Council granted Croatia status of the country-candidate for the European Union. In October 2005 the EU launched the accession negotiations with Croatia, which finished on June 20, 2011. On December 9, 2011 Croatia signed the treaty of accession to the EU and in the next 18 months countries-members of the EU were gradually ratifying the treaty. The ratification procedure was accomplished on June 21, 2013 and on July 1, 2013 Croatia became the 28th member of the European Union.