1 Kuna - Olympics (1996)

obverse of 1 Kuna - Olympics (1996) coin with KM# 40 from Croatia. Inscription: OLIMPIJSKE IGRE ATLANTA 19 96.
reverse of 1 Kuna - Olympics (1996) coin with KM# 40 from Croatia. Inscription: REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA 1 KUNA

Features

Denomination 1 Kuna
Catalog Number KM# 40
Weight (g) 5
Diameter (mm) 22.5
Thickness (mm) 1.7
Shape: Round
Composition: Copper-Nickel-Zinc
Currency Value (USD) 0.15
Orientation Medal orientation ↑↑
Commemorative

Obverse

Engraved by Kuzma Kovačić
Lettering:
OLIMPIJSKE IGRE
ATLANTA
19 96.


Description:
Olympic logo, torch above, date below.

Reverse

Engraved by Kuzma Kovačić
Lettering:
REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA
1
KUNA


Description:
Crowned Coat of Arms flanked by sprays below denomination. Marten in background of denomination.
During Roman times, in the provinces of upper and lower Pannonia (today Hungary and Slavonia), taxes were collected in the then highly valued marten skins. Hence, the Croatian word "marturina" or tax, derived from the Latin word "martus" (Croatian: "kuna").

Edge

Description:
Milled
Year Mintage Comment Rarity
1996 . 1,000,000 Very Common
1996 . 5,000 Proof Common

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