Obverse. Photo © NumisCorner.com
  • 25 Kuna 2013, KM# 94, Croatia, Croatia in EU, EU Membership
  • 25 Kuna 2013, KM# 94, Croatia, Croatia in EU, EU Membership
Description

The coin commemorates joining Croatia to the European Union. Croatia officially started efforts for the EU membership by signing the Stabilisation and Association Agreement in 2001, which assumed a transition period for a candidate to adjust the national law to the European one. After two years Croatia applied for the membership. On June 18, 2004 the European Council granted Croatia status of the country-candidate for the European Union. In October 2005 the EU launched the accession negotiations with Croatia, which finished on June 20, 2011. On December 9, 2011 Croatia signed the treaty of accession to the EU and in the next 18 months countries-members of the EU were gradually ratifying the treaty. The ratification procedure was accomplished on June 21, 2013 and on July 1, 2013 Croatia became the 28th member of the European Union.

Release date: 1.7.2013
Designer: Damir Mataušić

Obverse

The core of the coin features an image of a honeycomb symbolising the European Union. The beehive consists of twenty-seven cells, each comprising a star as a symbol of a European Union member state. The newly added, twenty-eighth cell, comprises a square with a star on it, symbolically representing the act of accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union as the new, twenty-eighth member.

The inscription "Republic of Croatia a Member of the European Union" is laid out circularly within the ring of the coin. The lower central part of the ring bears the date 1. VII. 2013.

REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA ČLANICA EUROPSKE UNIJE
1. VII. 2013.

Reverse

The central part of the coin's core carries the designation of the nominal value 25. Within the numeral outlines, the figure of a pine marten running towards the right is shown; the marten's body is integrated with the numeral denoting the nominal value. In the bottom, central part of the coin's ring the coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia is impressed. A blooming laurel branch is placed in a semicircle on the left to the coat of arms, while a common oak branch with fruits is on the right. The top part of the ring carries the semicircular inscription The Republic of Croatia.

The word "kuna" means "marten" in Croatian since it is based on the use of marten pelts as units of value in medieval trading.

The martens are slender, agile animals, adapted to living in taigas, and are found in coniferous and northern deciduous forests across the Northern Hemisphere. They have bushy tails, and large paws with partially retractible claws. The fur varies from yellowish to dark brown, depending on the species, and, in many cases, is valued by fur trappers.

The coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia consists of one main shield and five smaller shields which form a crown over the main shield. The main coat of arms is a checkerboard (chequy) that consists of 13 red and 12 silver (white) fields. It's also informally known in Croatian as šahovnica ("chessboard", from šah, "chess"). The five smaller shields represent five different historical regions within Croatia.

REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA
25
KUNA

Edge

25 Kuna

KM# 94
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Bi-Metallic
Ring Cupronickel
Center Copper Aluminum Nickel
Weight 12.75 g
Diameter 32 mm
Thickness 2.2 mm
Shape polygon
Sides 12
Alignment Medal
Mint
Croatian Monetary Institute (HNZ)

Related coins

EU Membership Candidate

Croatia in EU

Copper Aluminum Nickel, 12.75 g, ⌀ 32 mm
Treaty of Accession to EU

Croatia in EU

Bi-Metallic, 12.75 g, ⌀ 32 mm