Catalog
20 Kuna
| Issuer | Narodna Banka Hrvatske (National Bank of Croatia) |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Printer | Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | NARODNA BANKA HRVATSKE DVADESET KUNA 20 |
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| Reverse lettering | NARODNA BANKA HRVATSKE DVADESET KUNA 20 VUKOVAR DVORAC ELTZ XVIII ST. VUČEDOLSKA GOLUBICA 2500 GOD. PR. KR. ZAGREB, 31. LISTOPADA 1993. GUVERNER (Translation: NATIONAL BANK OF CROATIA TWENTY KUNA 20 VUKOVAR ELTZ CASTLE XVIII CENTURY VUČEDOL'S DOVE 2500 YEARS BC ZAGREB, OCTOBER 31, 1993. GOVERNOR) |
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Croatia's new currency, the kuna, replaced the Croatian dinar in May 1993 — itself only introduced in 1991 as a transitional instrument after independence from Yugoslavia. The name "kuna" is medieval in origin, referring to the marten pelt used as a unit of value in the region during the Middle Ages, a choice that generated political controversy given the same name had been used by the puppet Ustaše state's currency during World War II.
Giesecke & Devrient, by then operating out of their Leipzig facility following German reunification, handled production. The design was a family collaboration between Miroslav Šutej, a well-established figure in Croatian graphic art, and Šimun Šutej.