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On May 30th, 1994 it was the Kuna and Lipa to replace Croatian Dinar, which used to be the temporary currency for the period of Croatia gaining its political and economy independence.

Kuna (The skin of marten or mink) used to be an ancient means of payment in Croatia during the medevial centuries. The earliest currencies still counts in the value of the Kuna skins.

The most remarkable noblemen of Croatian history and culture are printed on the Kuna banknotes. On the coins are the most representative species of flora and fauna of Croatia.

Paper money (Kuna): 5 kn, 10 kn, 20 kn, 50 kn, 100 kn, 200 kn, 500 kn, 1000 kn

Coins (Lipa): 1 lp, 5 lp, 10 lp, 20 lp, 50 lp, 1 kn, 2 kn, 5 kn

Examples of Coins in Croatia:

Gold and Silver Coins

John Paul II

Issued by the Croatian National Bank

Made by the Croatian Monetary Institute in cooperation with the Austrian Mint, Vienna.

The designer of the gold and silver coins is Kuzma Kovacic, the sculptor

The John Paul II
DENOMINATION	WEIGHT (g)	DIAMETER (mm)	FINENESS /000	TOTAL ISSUED	PACKED INDIVIDUALLY	PRICE IN HRK
1.000 HRK	7,00	25	986 (gold)	4.000	3.000	1.300,00
100 HRK	33,63	40	925 (silver)	10.000	9.000	150,00

Gold and Silver Coins

Baranja

Issued by the Croatian National Bank with Slavonska banka d.d. Osijek

Made by the Croatian Monetary Institute.

The designer of the gold and silver coins is Damir Mataušic, the sculptor.

The Baranja Coins
DENOMINATION	WEIGHT (g)	DIAMETER (mm)	FINENESS /000	TOTAL ISSUED	PACKED INDIVIDUALLY	PRICE IN HRK
1000 HRK	7,00	22	986 (gold)	1.000	400	1.300,00
500 HRK	3,50	18	986 (gold)	1.000	400	650,00
200 HRK	33,63	40	925 (silver)	1.000	400	260,00
150 HRK	24,00	37	925 (silver)	1.000	400	195,00

These are only some of the examples of many other coins in Croatia.