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6 Euros Dražen Petrović
| Issuer | Croatian National Bank |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 6 Euros |
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| Obverse description | A basketball passing through a hoop and net dominates the central field, rendered in fine detail against a stylised chequered background evoking the Croatian national chequerboard motif. The legend REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA arcs along the left and upper periphery, while the denomination 6 EURO appears vertically along the right rim, both inscriptions in raised Latin lettering within the beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A full-figure depiction of basketball legend Dražen Petrović is shown in dynamic profile, arms raised overhead in a shooting stance with a basketball held aloft, set against a schematic background suggesting a basketball court and backboard. The legend DRAŽEN PETROVIĆ arcs along the upper left periphery in raised Latin lettering, while the date 2024. is inscribed vertically along the lower right field within the beaded border. |
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Croatia's adoption of the euro in January 2023 opened an unusual window: the Croatian National Bank could now issue euro-denominated collector coins, something impossible under the kuna. Petrović, who died in a car accident in Germany in June 1993 at age 28, was already being mourned as arguably the best European basketball player of his generation — his final NBA season with the New Jersey Nets had seen him average 22.3 points per game.
The six-euro face value is a nod to his jersey number, worn both with the Nets and the Croatian national team.