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1 Kuna
| Issuer | Nezavisna Drzava Hrvatska |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | The upper margin bears the state title 'NEZAVISNA DRŽAVA HRVATSKA' in bold block letters, with the large denomination numeral '1' and the letterpress inscription 'JEDNA KUNA' occupying the left field against a fine guilloche underprint in brown and beige tones. To the right, an oval vignette encloses the Croatian chequerboard coat of arms surmounted by the Ustasha 'U' emblem within elaborate scrollwork. The lower centre carries the date 'ZAGREB 25. RUJNA 1942.' with the title 'DRŽAVNI RIZNIČAR' and a facsimile signature. |
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| Reverse lettering | NEZAVISNA DRŽAVA HRVATSKA KUNA KUNA HRVATSKA DRŽAVNA TISKARA, ZAGREB. |
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The Nezavisna Država Hrvatska — the Ustaše puppet state installed by the Axis powers in April 1941 — revived the kuna as its currency unit, a name last used in medieval Croatian coinage and deliberately chosen to signal historical legitimacy the regime otherwise lacked. This 1 Kuna note was printed domestically at the Hrvatska državna tiskara in Zagreb, one of the few wartime issues by a belligerent state where both design and engraving were handled by a single named artist. Ljubo Babić was a legitimate and respected figure in Croatian fine arts, which made his involvement in NDH currency production a biographical complication that outlasted the war.