5 Kuna Pattern; Silver
1943 year| Silver | 4.25 g | 20.5 mm |
| Issuer | Independent State of Croatia (Yugoslavia) |
|---|---|
| Poglavnik | Ante Pavelić (1941-1945) |
| Type | Pattern |
| Year | 1943 |
| Value | 5 Kuna |
| Currency | (Old) Kuna (1941-1945) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 4.25 g |
| Diameter | 20.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | 9 July 1945 |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#264617 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
A Croatian interlace with three-ribbon pattern is placed alongside the edge of the coin, while the old Croatian coat of arms is at the bottom of the coin. Face value of the coin (5) is written in the central part and word kuNA is written on the left side of the number 5. Number 19 is underneath the number 5 on the left side, while the number 43 is on the right side, indicating the year of minting (1943).
Script: Latin
Lettering:
kuNA 5
19 43
Translation:
5 Kuna
1943
Engraver: Teodor Krivak
Designer: Ivo Kerdić
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Pattern 5 Kuna (Pattern; Silver) 1943 from Independent State of Croatia (Yugoslavia) made of Silver weighing 4.25g 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 Croatian peasant on one side and the Ustaše emblem on the other. The coin was never put into circulation, but it is considered a rare and valuable collector's item among numismatists.