25 Banica Pattern; Aluminium-bronze

Features

Issuer Croatia
Period Independent State of Croatia (1941-1945)
Type Pattern
Year 1941
Value 25 Banica (0.25)
Currency (Old) Kuna (1941-1945)
Composition Aluminium bronze
Weight 2.5 g
Diameter 17 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Demonetized 9 July 1945
Number
N#
262292
References Viscevic# S6
Zlatko Viščević; 2011. Coins and Banknotes of Yugoslavia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia (2nd edition). Numizmatičko društvo Castua, Kastav, Croatia.

Obverse

In the central part of the coin, there is a stem of tobacco with four leaves and flowers at the top. Letter I is written on the left side, while letter K is written on the right side, standing as the initials of Ivo Kerdić. Underneath the year of minting (1941) is written. Alongside the edge, NEZ (abbreviation of NEZAVISNA) DRŽ (abbreviation of DRŽAVA) HRVATSKA is written. There is another flower at the bottom of the coin.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NEZ · DRŽ · HRVATSKA
I K
19 41

Unabridged legend: Nezavisna Država Hrvatska

Translation:
The Independent State of Croatia
IK
1941

Engraver: Teodor Krivak

Designer: Ivo Kerdić

Reverse

The face value (25) of the coin is in the central part, surrounded by a circle made of dots. Letter U (with ignited bomb inside) is placed at the top of the coin, while BANICA is written at the bottom. There are three leaves of tobacco on both, the right and the left side of a coin.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
U
25
BANICA

Translation: 25 Banica

Engraver: Teodor Krivak

Designer: Ivo Kerdić

Mint

Zagreb / Zágráb, Croatia

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1941  With initials

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