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100 Kuna
| Issuer | Nezavisna Drzava Hrvatska |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Currency | (Old) Kuna (1941-1945) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed entirely in shades of green and olive, its central field occupied by the large numeral '100' above the word 'KUNA' set against a dense guilloche underprint of scrollwork and foliage. A curved banner at the top carries the inscription 'NEZAVISNA DRŽAVA HRVATSKA' in letterpress. To the left, a separate circular guilloche rosette contains the numeral '100' in blue intaglio. The printer's imprint 'Leipzig · GIESECKE & DEVRIENT · Berlin' appears in small type at the lower centre margin. |
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| Variants | P#2a - Issued note P#2s - Specimen. Red overprint: UZORAK |
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Nezavisna Država Hrvatska — the Independent State of Croatia — was proclaimed on 10 April 1941, days after the Axis invasion dissolved Yugoslavia. This 100 Kuna note, issued within weeks of that proclamation, was among the first currency instruments the Ustaše regime put into circulation, and Giesecke & Devrient in Germany produced it almost immediately, reflecting how dependent the new state was on German logistical support from the outset.
Ljubo Babić was a genuinely distinguished painter and stage designer, not a career banknote engraver — his involvement gives the series an unusual provenance in Croatian art history.