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.
Image | Value | Technical parameters | Description | Date of
issue | |||||
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In Kuna | Equivalent in Euros (€) | Diameter | Mass | Composition | Edge | Reverse | First
minting | ||
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 |
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table.