Kuna (currency)

HISTORY First Kuna, 1941-1945 The Kuna was made the Croatian currency after the Fascist Puppet State of Croatia (NDH) was set up. It was divided into 100 ''banica'' and replaced the Yugoslav Dinar at par. It was replaced by the reconstituted Yugoslavian dinar at a rate of 1 dinar = 40 kuna. Second Kuna, 1994- The kuna was introduced in June 1994 after the transitional period following Croatian independence in the 1991 during which the Yugoslav Dinar was replaced with a Croatian Dinar . The exchange rate between dinar and kuna was one thousand to one. One kuna equals 100 Lipa . The Currency Code is HRK. One Euro equals around 7.5 kuna ( As Of 2004 ). The choice of the name ''kuna'' was controversial, not least among the Serbs in Croatia, as the only entity that had used this currency name before was the fascist puppet state of Croatia during World War II . The Croatian government defended its choice with claims of historical use of marten pelts, while its detractors saw it as a move suggesting Modern Croatia 's continuity with the prior extremist regime. An alternative proposition for the name of the new currency was ''kruna'' (literally Crown ) after the Austro-Hungarian Krone . However, that proposition was challenged on the same basis as the previous, since the kruna was proposed to be divided in 100 banica. The kuna is handled by the Croatian National Bank and minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute. CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION Coins 1 lipa --- head: Maize 2 lipe --- head: Vitis Vinifera 5 lipa --- head: Oak 10 lipa --- head: Tobacco 20 lipa --- head: Olive 50 lipa --- head: Degenia Velebitica 1 kn --- head: Nightingale 2 kn --- head: Tuna Fish 5 kn --- head: Brown Bear 25 kn ---comemorative coins, images vary 100 kn ---comemorative coins, very rare Banknotes 5 kn --- front: Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan --- back: Varaždin 's Old Town fortress 10 kn --- front: Juraj Dobrila --- back: Arena Colosseum in Pula 20 kn --- front: Josip Jelačić --- back: The castle of count Eltz in Vukovar 50 kn --- front: Ivan Gundulić --- back: Dubrovnik ; historic, UNESCO-protected, town core 100 kn --- front: Ivan Mažuranić --- back: Rijeka ; church of st. Vid 200 kn --- front: Stjepan Radić --- back: Osijek ; the building of the High Command 500 kn --- front: Marko Marulić --- back: Split ; Diocletian's Palace 1000 kn --- front: Ante Starčević --- back: Statue of king Tomislav and the Zagreb Cathedral CURRENT KUNA EXCHANGE RATES At Yahoo! Finance :
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