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  • 25 Kuna 2010, KM# 93, Croatia, EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum
  • 25 Kuna 2010, KM# 93, Croatia, EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum
Description

The coin commemorates the Annual Meeting and Business Forum of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) that took place in Zagreb, on May 14th and 15th 2010.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is an international financial institution founded in 1991. As a multilateral developmental investment bank, the EBRD uses investment as a tool to build market economies. Initially focused on the countries of the former Eastern Bloc it expanded to support development in more than 30 countries from central Europe to central Asia. Similar to other multilateral development banks, the EBRD has members from all over the world (North America, Africa, Asia and Australia, see below), with the biggest shareholder being the United States, but only lends regionally in its countries of operations. Headquartered in London, the EBRD is owned by 65 countries and two EU institutions. Despite its public sector shareholders, it invests in private enterprises, together with commercial partners.

Release date: 12 May 2010
Designer: Damir Mataušić

Obverse

The core of the coin features the logo of the meeting, showing the panorama of the city of Zagreb and a two-line inscription "ZAGREB" and "2010". The inscriptions "EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum" in Croatian and English are laid out circularly within the ring of the coin. The lower central part of the ring shows the EBRD logo.

GODIŠNJA SKUPŠTINA EUROPSKE BANKE ZA OBVNOVU I RAZVOJ
EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum
ZAGREB
2010

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

EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum

KM# 93
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material 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)

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