1 Hrvatski Dinar, National Bank of Croatia, Croatia, 1991 (Pick 16)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1991
Issuing entity
CroatiaThis 1 Hrvatski Dinar note was issued in Croatia by the National Bank of Croatia, dated 1991. It belongs to the Dinar (1991-1994) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1991-date). It measures 105 × 55 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 16.
Obverse: Ruđer Bošković - Croatian Mathematician, Astronomer & Physicist; geometric calculations at upper right. Its lettering reads “REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA / 1 / RUĐER BOŠKOVIĆ 1711 - 1787 / MINISTAR FINANCIJA / JEDAN HRVATSKI DINAR”. Translation given in the catalogue: “REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 1 RUĐER BOŠKOVIĆ 1711 - 1787 MINISTER OF FINANCE ONE CROATIAN DINAR”. Reverse: Zagreb Cathedral. Its lettering reads “1 / REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA / ZAGREB, 8. LISTOPADA 1991. / 1 / JEDAN HRVATSKI DINAR”. Translation given in the catalogue: “REPUBLIC OF CROATIA ZAGREB, 8. OCTOBER 1991. 1 ONE CROATIAN DINAR”.
The note was printed by Zrinski Printing House (Tiskara Zrinski), Čakovec, Croatia. Design is credited to Zlatko Jakuš. Engraving is credited to Zlatko Jakuš. Watermark: Lozenges. Demonetized: 30 May 1994. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 2
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Historical context
Ruđer Josip Bošković (1711 – 1787) was a physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, Jesuit priest, and a polymath from the Republic of Ragusa, today Dubrovnik (Croatia). Zagreb Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Church dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and to kings Saint Stephen and Saint Ladislaus. The cathedral has Gothic architecture style.
Physical characteristics
- Size
- 105 × 55 mm
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
- Watermark
- Lozenges
Technical characteristics
- Printer
- Zrinski Printing House (Tiskara Zrinski), Čakovec, Croatia
- Currency
- Dinar (1991-1994)
- Designer
- Zlatko Jakuš
- Engraver
- Zlatko Jakuš
- Demonetized
- 30 May 1994
- Issuing bank
- National Bank of Croatia
Design
- Obverse
- Ruđer Bošković - Croatian Mathematician, Astronomer & Physicist; geometric calculations at upper right
- Reverse
- Zagreb Cathedral
- Obverse lettering
- REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA / 1 / RUĐER BOŠKOVIĆ 1711 - 1787 / MINISTAR FINANCIJA / JEDAN HRVATSKI DINAR
- Reverse lettering
- 1 / REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA / ZAGREB, 8. LISTOPADA 1991. / 1 / JEDAN HRVATSKI DINAR
Identification
- Value
- 1 Hrvatski Dinar
- Dates recorded
- 1991
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 16
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
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- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P16
- NumistaN# 201876
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.