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June 23 2021, the Croatian National Bank has put into circulation a new commemorative 25 kuna coin, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Croatian Association for Technical Culture. The author of the conceptual and artistic design is the academic sculptor Damir Mataušić.
The Croatian Association of Technical Culture (CATC) is the highest national institution in the field of technical culture in the Republic of Croatia and consists today of 18 national associations, 19 county and 35 city technical culture communities, and more than 600 associations of technical culture with over 60.000 members. Its basic task, in its principles, was to enable the reception, dissemination and implementation of scientific and technological achievements, as well as industrialization, a condition for the transition from an agrarian structure to modern society, through technical education.
At present, the basic objectives of its activity have to do with the promotion of the common interests of its members: the development and promotion of the technical culture of citizens, the technical education of the young generations (including scientific literacy and technique), the dissemination of science and technology and the stimulation of the development of science and technology.
Obverse
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The inner part of the core features a cubic geometric shape that resembles the cube on the official logo of the Croatian Association for Technical Culture, conveying the message of stability, strength and geometric perfection. The cube symbolizes one of the fields of the coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia, while the twelve identical edges of the cube represent the same number of the fundamental principles of the Croatian Association for Technical Culture. The anniversary years '1946' and '2021' are inscribed in the centre of the core of the coin and the cube, while the remaining part of the core of the coin features the components of a circuit board as an important part of many electronic devices. 75. OBLJETNICA OSNIVANJA HRVATSKE ZAJEDNICE TEHNIČKE KULTURE |
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Reverse
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The stylized number of the denomination '25' appears in the centre of the core. The outlines of the number "25" reveal the image of a marten looking to the right, with the body of the marten embedded in the denomination number. Above the denomination appears the coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia. The name of the currency unit "KUNA" is inscribed below the number in the center of the coin. The inscription "REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA" is arranged in a semicircular manner on the core of the coin, on the surface of the ring. REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA |
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Characteristics
Type | Commemorative Issue (Circulating) |
Material | Bi-Metallic |
Ring | Copper |
Center | Brass |
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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