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10 Kuna 10th Anniversary of National Bank
| Issuer | Hrvatska Narodna Banka |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Currency | Kuna (1994-2022) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents an intaglio portrait of Juraj Dobrila, the 19th-century Croatian bishop and national leader, positioned to the right on a fine guilloche underprint. The Croatian coat of arms and national chequerboard emblem appear in the upper centre, flanked by a multi-coloured security thread watermark window at left bearing the bank's name. The denomination '10' in large letterpress numerals and the inscription 'DESET KUNA' appear at lower centre, with the serial number printed twice in black. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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The 10 Kuna issued in 2004 marked the tenth anniversary of the Hrvatska Narodna Banka, established in 1994 following Croatian independence. It was produced in a limited commemorative run rather than for general circulation, which distinguishes it sharply from the standard 10 Kuna series. Miroslav Šutej, one of Croatia's most respected graphic artists, had designed the original kuna series; his son Šimun collaborated on this anniversary piece — a deliberate continuity of authorship that the bank made a point of preserving.
Security specification is modest: watermark and thread only, with no OVI or other features added for the commemorative run.