Croatian kuna

The **Croatian kuna**, was the currency used in Croatia. It's subunit was Lipa. It was used as the official currency since 1994, before it was replaced by the euro on 1 January 2023. Before 1994, Croatia used the Croatian dinar and before that it used the Yugoslav dinar. The kuna was issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins were minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute. The plural form of the word kuna in Croatian can be _kuna_ or _kune_ (e.g. _2 kune_, _10 kuna_). The word _kuna_ means "marten" in Croatian.

|rowspan="2"|Image|colspan="2"|Value|colspan="3"|Technical parameters|colspan="3"|Description|rowspan="2"|Date of issue|
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||1 lp|0.0013296 €|17.0 mm|0.70 g|Aluminium-Magnesium alloy|Smooth|Maize, "KUKURUZ" or "ZEA MAYS", year of minting|1993|31 May 1994|
||2 lp|0.0026592 €|19.0 mm|0.92 g|Aluminium-Magnesium alloy|Smooth|Grapevine, "VINOVA LOZA" or "VITIS VINIFERA", year of minting|1993|31 May 1994|
||5 lp|0.006648 €|18.0 mm|2.50 g|Bronze-plated steel|Smooth|Oak branch, "HRAST LUŽNJAK" or "QUERCUS ROBUR", year of minting|1993|31 May 1994|
||10 lp|0.013296 €|20.0 mm|3.25 g|Bronze-plated steel|Smooth|Tobacco plant, "DUHAN" or "NICOTIANA TABACUM", year of minting|1993|31 May 1994|
||20 lp|0.026592 €|18.5 mm|2.90 g|Nickel-plated steel|Smooth|Olive branch, "MASLINA" or "OLEA EUROPAEA", year of minting|1993|31 May 1994|
||50 lp|0.06648 €|20.5 mm|3.65 g|Nickel-plated steel|Smooth|Degenia, "VELEBITSKA DEGENIJA" or "DEGENIA VELEBITICA", year of minting|1993|31 May 1994|
||1 kn|0.13296 €|22.5 mm|5.00 g|Nickel-brass|Milled|Nightingale, "SLAVUJ" or "LUSCINIA MEGARHYNCHOS", year of minting|1993|31 May 1994|
||2 kn|0.26592 €|24.5 mm|6.20 g|Nickel-brass|Milled|Tuna, "TUNJ" or "THUNNUS THYNNUS", year of minting|1993|31 May 1994|
||5 kn|0.6648 €|26.5 mm|7.45 g|Nickel-brass|Milled|Brown bear, "MRKI MEDVJED" or "URSUS ARCTOS", year of minting|1993|31 May 1994|
<small>These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table.</small>

## Commemorative coins

Commemorative coins of the Croatian kuna have been issued since 1994.
|Denomination|Obverse Design||
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|1 lipa|Maize with inscriptions _FAO_ (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), _1945_ (year of FAO founding), _1995_ (50th anniversary of FAO and issue year of coin) and _fiat panis_ (Latin expression for "Let there be bread!")||
|2 lipe|Emblem of the Croatian Olympic Committee with inscriptions _1996_ (Olympic Games year and issue year of coin), _Atlanta_ (host city of the 1996 Olympic Games) and _Olimpijske igre_ (Croatian for Olympic Games)||
|5 lipa|Emblem of the Croatian Olympic Committee with inscriptions _1996_ (Olympic Games year and issue year of coin), _Atlanta_ (host city of the 1996 Olympic Games) and _Olimpijske igre_ (Croatian for Olympic Games)||
|10 lipa|Emblem of the United Nations with inscriptions _Organizacija ujedinjenih naroda_ (Croatian for United Nations Organization), _1945_ (founding year of United Nations), and _1995_ (50th anniversary of United Nations and issue year of coin)||
|20 lipa|Olive with inscriptions _FAO_ (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), _1945_ (year of FAO founding), _1995_ (50th anniversary of FAO and issue year of coin) and _fiat panis_ (Latin expression for "Let there be bread!")||
|50 lipa|Emblem of the Croatian Football Federation with inscriptions _Europsko nogometno prvenstvo_ (Croatian for European Football Championship), _Engleska_ (Croatian for England), and 1996 (European Championship year and issue year of coin)||
|1 kuna|Emblem of the Croatian Olympic Committee with inscriptions _1996_ (Olympic Games year and issue year of coin), _Atlanta_ (host city of the 1996 Olympic Games) and _Olimpijske igre_ (Croatian for Olympic Games)||
|2 kune|Tuna with inscriptions _FAO_ (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), _1945_ (year of FAO founding), _1995_ (50th anniversary of FAO and issue year of coin) and _fiat panis_ (Latin expression for "Let there be bread!")||
|5 kuna|Images commemorating the 500th anniversary of the printing of the Breviary of Senj in 1494||
|rowspan="15"|25 kuna|28 May 1997 commemorating the peaceful reintegration of the Srem-Baranja Oblast in Croatia|
|24 June 1997 commemorating the Esperantist congress|||
|27 October 1997 commemorating the accession of Croatia to the United Nations|||
|26 June 1998 commemorating the EXPO in Lisbon|||
|29 December 1999 commemorating the introduction of the euro in EU|||
|27 November 2000 commemorating the year 2000.|||
|15 January 2002 commemorating the 10th anniversary of the international recognition of independence of Croatia|||
|4 August 2005 commemorating the candidacy of Croatia for accession to the EU|||
|12 May 2010 commemorating yearly meeting of EBRD in Zagreb|||
|3 December 2012 commemorating the Accession treaty of Croatia to the EU|||
|1 July 2013 commemorating the accession of Croatia to the EU|||
|7 October 2016 commemorating the 25th anniversary of the independence of Croatia|||
|22 May 2017 commemorating the 25th anniversary of the accession of Croatia to the United Nations|||
|30 May 2019 commemorating the 25th anniversary of the introduction and issuance of the kuna|||
|2019 commemorating the 350th anniversary of the Founding of the University of Zagreb|||

## Banknotes

The notes were designed by Miroslav Šutej and Vilko Žiljak, and all feature prominent Croatians on front and architectural motifs on back. The geometric figures at lower left on front (except the 5-kuna note) are intaglio printed for recognition by the blind people. To the right of the coat of arms on front is a microprinted version of the Croatian national anthem, Lijepa naša domovino (_Our Beautiful Homeland_). The overall design is reminiscent of Deutsche Mark banknotes of the fourth series.

The first series of notes was dated 31 October 1993. The 5, 10 and 20 kuna notes from this series were withdrawn on 1 April 2007, and the 50, 100 and 200 kuna notes were withdrawn on 1 January 2010, but remain exchangeable at the HNB in Zagreb.

New series of notes with slightly tweaked, but similar designs and improved security features were released in 2001, 2004, 2012 and 2014.
|colspan="2"|Image|colspan="2"|Value|rowspan="2"|Dimensions|rowspan="2"|Main Colour|colspan="2"|Description|colspan="2"|Date of|
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|||5 Kuna|0.6648 €|122×61 mm|Green|Fran Krsto Frankopan and Petar Zrinski|The Old Fort and layout of the old Varaždin castle.|7 March 2001|9 July 2001|||
|||10 Kuna|1.3296 €|126×63 mm|Green-Brown|Bishop Juraj Dobrila|The Pula Arena and Motovun town layout.|7 March 2001 9 July 2012|18 June 2001 18 March 2013|||
|||20 Kuna|2.6592 €|130×65 mm|Red|Ban Josip Jelačić|The Eltz Manor in Vukovar and the Vučedol Dove.|7 March 2001 9 July 2012|16 August 2001 18 March 2013|||
|||50 Kuna|6.648 €|134×67 mm|Blue|Ivan Gundulić|The Old City of Dubrovnik and its Rector's Palace.|7 March 2002 9 July 2012|25 November 2002 25 September 2017|||
|||100 Kuna|13.296 €|138×69 mm|Orange|Ban Ivan Mažuranić and the Baška tablet|St. Vitus Cathedral in Rijeka and its layout.|7 March 2002 9 July 2012|3 June 2002 1 July 2013|||
|||200 Kuna|26.592 €|142×71 mm|Brown|Stjepan Radić|The old General Command building in Osijek and layout of the City-fortress of Tvrđa.|7 March 2002 9 July 2012|12 August 2002 1 July 2013|||
|||500 Kuna|66.48 €|146×73 mm|Olive green|Marko Marulić|Diocletian's Palace in Split and the motif of Croatian ruler from 11th century.|31 October 1993|30 May 1994|||
|||1000 Kuna|132.96 €|150×75 mm|Blue-Red-Grey|Ante Starčević|Statue of King Tomislav and the Zagreb Cathedral.|31 October 1993|30 May 1994|||
|||10 Kuna|1.3296 €|126×63 mm|Green-Brown|Bishop Juraj Dobrila|The Pula Arena and Motovun town layout. (10th anniversary issue)|24 May 2004|30 May 2004|||
|||20 Kuna|2.6592 €|130x65 mm|Red|Ban Josip Jelačić|The Eltz Manor in Vukovar and the Vučedol Dove. (20th anniversary issue)|30 May 2014|30 May 2014|||