5 Kuna, National Bank of Croatia, Croatia, 1993 (Pick 28)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1993
Issuing entity
CroatiaThis 5 Kuna note was issued in Croatia by the National Bank of 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 122 × 61 mm and is printed on paper (100% cotton). The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 28.
Obverse: F. K. Frankopan and P. Zrinski at left, shield at upper left centre. Its lettering reads “NARODNA BANKA HRVATSKE / PET KUNA / PETAR ZRINSKI / 1621-1671 / FRAN KRSTO FRANKOPAN / 1643-1671”. Reverse: Fortress in Varazdin at left centre. Its lettering reads “NARODNA BANKA HRVATSKE / ZAGREB 31 LISTOPADA 1993 / GUVERNER / PET KUNA / VARAZDIN / TVRDAVA XII -XVI ST. / DESIGN M S SUTEJGIESECKE & DEVRIENT. GERMANY V. ŽILJAK”.
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 April 2007. 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
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
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
- 122 × 61 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 April 2007
- Issuing bank
- National Bank of Croatia
Design
- Obverse
- F. K. Frankopan and P. Zrinski at left, shield at upper left centre.
- Reverse
- Fortress in Varazdin at left centre.
- Obverse lettering
- NARODNA BANKA HRVATSKE / PET KUNA / PETAR ZRINSKI / 1621-1671 / FRAN KRSTO FRANKOPAN / 1643-1671
- Reverse lettering
- NARODNA BANKA HRVATSKE / ZAGREB 31 LISTOPADA 1993 / GUVERNER / PET KUNA / VARAZDIN / TVRDAVA XII -XVI ST. / DESIGN M S SUTEJGIESECKE & DEVRIENT. GERMANY V. ŽILJAK
Identification
- Value
- 5 Kuna
- Dates recorded
- 1993
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 28
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P28
- NumistaN# 209333
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.