Croatia 1-KUNA (KM9.1)¶
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Reverse NIGHTINGALE
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Obverse MARTEN, Denomination
- Composition
- Copper-Nickel
- Country
- Croatia
- Approx. Size
- 22.5mm
- Area
- Europe
- Animal Class
- Mammals
- Species
- Marten
- KM#
- 9
The new Republic of Croatia issued their first coins in 1993. The obverse features a marten, which is related to weasels, minks, and wolverines. The denomination 'Kuna' is Croatian for marten. Martens first appeared on a Croatian coin in 1256. In early times, a marten skin was a monetary unit. The reverse features the Nightingale (Slavuj = nightingale). The nightingale reverse appears in two other variations in the Coin Zoo.
Croatia¶
- Area
- Europe
Croatia was part of Hungary until it helped found the "Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes" in 1918. It wasn't until 1929 that they came up with a slightly shorter name: Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Hitler proceeded to crush Yugoslavia after a coup overthrew the pro-Nazi regime, and the area of Croatia became a fascist puppet-state called the Independent State of Croatia. By 1947, Croatia was once again part of the Yugoslav Republic. Croatia declared independence in 1991, and spent the next five years bitterly fighting with both Yugoslavia and separtists within its own borders. The end of the fight saw prominent officials in charge of Croatian offensives charged with crimes against humanity. In 1998, the UN helped to peacefully unite the rest of the country. Croatia has a rich cultural heritage stretching over 1,300 years. Nikola Tesla, the inventor of wireless radio and AC electricity, was a Croatian. Croatia is a rich source of art, literature, music, and the home of the necktie.
