The original six-pointed star-shaped fortress of Karlovac. To the left of the fortress, initials of the designer Damir Mataušić, academic sculptor (`DM`). To the right of the fortress year of issue (`09.). The fortress is surrounded by four stripes representing four rivers; Kupa, Korana, Mrežnica and Dobra. To the left, the year of founding of the fortress Karlovac (1579.). To the right, the year of the affirmation, with an official charter by King Joseph II, of city of Karlovac as free town (1781.).
Obverse lettering
GRAD
KARLOVAC
1579.
1781.
DM `09. (Translation: City of Karlovac 1579 1781 DM `09)
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
The coat of arms of the city of Karlovac - the historical coat of arms of the Free Royal City of Karlovac. Oval shield divided into three fields. On the upper left - the historical seal of the kingdom of Croatia. On the upper right - two crossed anchors, symbols of the harbor. On the lower half -landscape showing the fortified city of Karlovac on a hill between two conjoining rivers Kupa and Korana, in the chief are the sun and the crescent. In the middle of this large shield one can find a small crest with initials of Joseph II. Over the whole crest stands a folk crown. Two mermaids on the left and right hold up the mantle of the crest from both sides.
Reverse lettering
Reverse script
Engraver
Croatian Mint (Hrvatska kovnica novca), Sveta Nedelja, Zagreb County, Croatia (1993-date)
