1 Kuna (Pattern; Type 1, brass) 1941 front 1 Kuna (Pattern; Type 1, brass) 1941 back
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1 Kuna Pattern; Type 1, brass

1941 year
Brass - -
Description
Issuer
Independent State of Croatia (Yugoslavia)
Poglavnik
Ante Pavelić (1941-1945)
Type
Pattern
Year
1941
Value
1 Kuna
Currency
(Old) Kuna (1941-1945)
Composition
Brass
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Demonetized
9 July 1945
Updated
2024-10-09
References
Numista
N#262397
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

The old Christian braided ornamentation is alongside the whole edge of the coin, while the old Croatian coat of arms is at the bottom of the coin. A European pine marten running left is in the central part of the coin, while the face value of the coin (1) is placed on top of the European pine marten.

Lettering: 1

Engraver: Teodor Krivak

Designer: Ivo Kerdić

Comment

Type 1 of 1 Kuna trial strike series is a coin without the undulating background with the year of minting (1941) written at the bottom on the obverse.

Interesting fact

The Pattern 1 Kuna coin from the Independent State of Croatia, made of brass in 1941, features an error in the inscription on the reverse side. Instead of the correct "ZAVOD ZA IZDANJE Novca I SREDSTAVA" (Institute for Currency and Securities), the inscription reads "ZAVOD ZA IZDANJE Novca I SREDSTAVA Hrvatske" (Institute for Currency and Securities of Croatia). This error makes the coin particularly valuable among collectors.