1 Kuna Pattern; Type 1, zinc
1941 year| Zinc | 1.9 g | 21 mm |
| Issuer | Independent State of Croatia (Yugoslavia) |
|---|---|
| Poglavnik | Ante Pavelić (1941-1945) |
| Type | Pattern |
| Year | 1941 |
| Value | 1 Kuna |
| Currency | (Old) Kuna (1941-1945) |
| Composition | Zinc |
| Weight | 1.9 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | 9 July 1945 |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#262393 |
|---|---|
| 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
- Weight of the coin is between 1.85 and 2 grams.
- Only 1 coin is known to exist.
- 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
One interesting fact about the Pattern 1 Kuna (Pattern; Type 1, zinc) 1941 from Independent State of Croatia (Yugoslavia) made of Zinc weighing 1.9 g is that it was designed by the Croatian artist, Ivan Meštrović. Meštrović was a renowned sculptor and designer who was commissioned by the Ustaše regime to create the design for the coin. The coin features a stylized image of a kuna, a small mammal native to Croatia, on one side, and the Croatian coat of arms on the other. The coin was never put into circulation, however, due to the collapse of the Ustaše regime in 1945. Despite this, the coin remains a valuable collector's item and a symbol of Croatian art and history.
