Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Croatia 5 Kuna (1993)

The kuna is the currency of Croatia since 1994. It is subdivided into 100 lipa. The kuna is issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins are minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute.

The word "kuna" means "marten" in Croatian since it is based on the use of marten pelts as units of value in medieval trading. The word lipa means "linden (lime) tree".

Obverse: Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan

Reverse: Varazdin Castle