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5.000 Dinara = 5.000 Kuna
| Issuer | Zemaljsko Antifašističko Vijeće Hrvatske (National Croatian Antifascist Council) |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Currency | Kuna (1941-1945) |
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| Obverse description | The note is a war loan bond (Zajam Narodnog Oslobođenja) issued by the Zemaljsko Antifašističko Vijeće Hrvatske, printed in brown and cream tones on plain paper. The central field carries the large numeral '500000000' in red, below which appears a circular emblem with a five-pointed star and wheat sheaves, accompanied by a ribbon banner bearing the antifascist motto 'SMRT FAŠIZMU — SLOBODA NARODU'. The denomination '5.000 kuna' is stated in text below the emblem, with stylised marching figures in silhouette forming the background vignette on either side. |
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| Obverse lettering | ZAJAM NARODNOG OSLOBOĐENJA SMRT FAŠIZMU — SLOBODA NARODU ZEMALJSKO ANTIFAŠISTIČKO VIJEĆE HRVATSKE dinara 5.000 kuna IZVRŠNI ODBOR Antifašističkog vijeća narodnog oslobođenja Jugoslavije Serija II-II |
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The Zemaljsko Antifašističko Vijeće Hrvatske — ZAVNOH — issued this note in 1943 as the Partisan resistance in Croatia began establishing parallel civil institutions to rival the Ustaše puppet state. The dual denomination, equating dinara to kuna, was a direct political statement: the Partisans refused to recognize the NDH kuna as the sole legitimate currency while also anchoring their notes to the prewar Yugoslav dinar, signaling continuity with the Kingdom rather than the fascist interregnum.
Printing conditions were primitive — these were produced in liberated territory under active military pressure, and paper quality and impression consistency vary considerably across known examples.