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100 Kuna, Croatia, 1993 (Pick 32)

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1993

Issuing entity

Croatia

This 100 Kuna note was issued in Croatia, dated 1993. It belongs to the Kuna (1994-2022) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1991-date). It measures 138 × 69 mm and is printed on paper (100% cotton). The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 32.

Obverse: Ivan Mažuranić. Its lettering reads “STO KUNA / 100 / NARODNA BANKA HRVATSKE”. Translation given in the catalogue: “ONE HUNDRED KUNA 100 NATIONAL BANK OF CROATIA”. Reverse: St. Vitus church in Rijeka. Its lettering reads “NARODNA BANKA HRVATSKE / 100 / STO KUNA / RIJEKA”. Translation given in the catalogue: “NATIONAL BANK OF CROATIA 100 ONE HUNDRED KUNA RIJEKA”. The note was printed by Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date). Design is credited to Miroslav Šutej and Šimun Šutej. Technique: Intaglio, Letterpress. Demonetized: 1 January 2010.

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

"Kuna" means "marten" and "Lipa" means "linden". In Croatia, marten fur was a unit of account in the Middle Ages. This is an automatic translation. The original text is: “Kuna” signifie “Martre” et “Lipa” signifie “Tilleul”. En Croatie, la fourrure de la martre était une unité de compte au Moyen Âge.

Physical characteristics

Size
138 × 69 mm
Shape
Rectangular
Material
Paper (100% cotton)

Technical characteristics

Printer
Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date)
Currency
Kuna (1994-2022)
Designer
Miroslav Šutej and Šimun Šutej
Demonetized
1 January 2010

Design

Obverse
Ivan Mažuranić
Reverse
St. Vitus church in Rijeka
Obverse lettering
STO KUNA / 100 / NARODNA BANKA HRVATSKE
Reverse lettering
NARODNA BANKA HRVATSKE / 100 / STO KUNA / RIJEKA

Identification

Value
100 Kuna
Dates recorded
1993
Distinguishing features
Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
Catalogue number to match
Pick 32

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P32
  • NumistaN# 202038

Research required

  • Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.
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