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25 Kuna Candidate for the European Union
| Issuer | Croatian National Bank |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
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| Obverse description | The dodecagonal coin features a bimetallic design with a gold-toned central disk bearing the large numeral '25' in bold relief, with a stylized marten (kuna) depicted within the numerals, and the denomination 'KUNA' inscribed below in the field. The copper-nickel ring carries the legend 'REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA' along the upper arc. The lower portion of the ring is decorated with two ornamental branches — an olive branch to the left and an oak branch to the right — flanking a small embossed rendition of the Croatian coat of arms at the base. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA 25 KUNA (Translation: Republic of Croatia 25 Kunas) |
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Croatia formally applied for EU membership in February 2003, and this coin was issued the following year to mark its official candidate status — granted in June 2004 at the same Brussels summit that admitted ten new member states, none of which included Croatia. Full accession wouldn't come until July 2013, nearly a decade after this piece was struck.