In Croatian wallets, the euro is about to replace the kunas. On January 1, 2023, Croatia will say goodbye to its national currency and become the 20th European country to adopt the common currency. The new Croatian coins will soon circulate throughout Europe: as for the other countries, they will have a common European side indicating the value of the coin and a specific Croatian national side.
On the two euro coin, the largest and most emblematic, Croatia has chosen to present a geographical map of the country. On the one euro coin, there is a sable, a Croatian monetary symbol, already represented in the current national currency (whose name, kunas, also means “marten” in Croatian). The fur of this animal was used as a means of payment in the Middle Ages, and later gave its name to Croatian currency as such.
Glagolitic alphabet
The engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla appears on the fifty, twenty and ten cent coins. A Croatian of Serbian origin, a naturalized American, he is known for his work on electric power. A rival to Thomas Edison, he filed no less than 300 patents and, in particular, developed the first alternating current induction motor. The American car manufacturer Tesla, led today by Elon Musk, was named after Nikola Tesla.
Finally, on the smallest coins of one, two and five cents, we find the Glagolitic script, the oldest Slavic alphabet, considered an essential element of Croatian national identity. In addition, the word “HRVATSKA” appears on all the pieces, that is to say “Croatia” in Croatian, as well as a background chessboard reminiscent of the rojiblanco national emblem.
Source: BFM TV
