25 Banica Pattern, Lead

€1.00
IssuerCroatia
Year1941
TypeCoin pattern
Value25 Banica (0.25)
Currency(Old) Kuna (1941-1945)
CompositionLead
Weight3.3 g
Dimensions17 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)Teodor Krivak
In circulation to9 July 1945
Reference(s) Viscevic#S7
Obverse descriptionIn the central part of the coin, there is a stem of tobacco with four leaves and flowers at the top. Letter I is written on the left side, while letter K is written on the right side, standing as the initials of Ivo Kerdić. Underneath the year of minting (1941) is written. Alongside the edge, NEZ (abbreviation of NEZAVISNA) DRŽ (abbreviation of DRŽAVA) HRVATSKA is written. There is another flower at the bottom of the coin.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNEZ · DRŽ · HRVATSKA I K 19 41
(Translation: The Independent State of Croatia IK 1941)
Reverse descriptionThe face value (25) of the coin is in the central part, surrounded by a circle made of dots. Letter U (with ignited bomb inside) is placed at the top of the coin, while BANICA is written at the bottom. There are three leaves of tobacco on both, the right and the left side of a coin.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringU 25 BANICA
(Translation: 25 Banica)
Edge
Mint
Mintage1941  - With initials -
Catalog ID7956950670
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