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500 Kuna Reaper Woman
| Issuer | Hrvatska Državna Banka |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| In circulation to | 1945 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination 500 in large bold numerals occupies the upper portion of the field, with the currency name KUNA inscribed in slightly smaller letters immediately below, all set within a finely executed twisted rope or plait border encircling the entire reverse. Below the denomination, the mint mark of the Zagreb Mint appears as a stylised ornamental device surmounting the Croatian coat of arms, rendered as the traditional red-and-white chequered shield (šahovnica). The overall design is clean and uncluttered, with the braided border providing an elegant frame to the central devices. |
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The Hrvatska Državna Banka issued this coin in 1941 under the Ustaše-run Independent State of Croatia, a puppet regime established by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy following the April invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia. The NDH's gold coinage was produced in extremely limited numbers — KM#B3 records suggest a mintage of just 1,000 pieces — and was almost certainly never intended for circulation. Gold hoarding decrees across Axis-aligned states made public use a legal hazard.
The regime itself collapsed in May 1945, meaning this denomination had a lifespan of under four years in a state that no longer exists.