6 Euros Gajeta Falkuša

The falkuša is a double-ended lapstrake fishing boat native to the Dalmatian island of Vis, and one of the very few traditional Adriatic vessel types for which continuous, documented construction methods survive into the present century. UNESCO added the craft and its associated sailing knowledge to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2016, which is almost certainly the proximate reason the Croatian National Bank chose it as a subject. The gajeta designation refers to the broader family; falkuša specifies the Vis variant, distinguished by its movable washboards — the fàlke — that raise the freeboard in open water.