Obverse. Photo © Croatian National Bank
  • 25 Kuna 2022, Croatia, Opening Pelješac Bridge
  • 25 Kuna 2022, Croatia, Opening Pelješac Bridge
Description

The Croatian National Bank issued a 25 kuna commemorative circulation coin making the opening of the Pelješac Bridge for traffic and road connections.

The Pelješac Bridge (Croatian: Pelješki most) is a bridge in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia, designed by Slovenian engineer Marjan Pipenbaher. The purpose of the bridge is to provide a fixed link from the southeastern Croatian exclave to the rest of the country while bypassing Bosnia and Herzegovina's short coastal strip at Neum. The bridge spans the sea channel between Komarna on the northern mainland and the peninsula of Pelješac, thereby passing entirely through Croatian territory and avoiding any border crossings with Bosnia and Herzegovina at Neum. Construction started on 30 July 2018.

Design: Damir Mataušić
Issue date: 26 July 2022

Obverse

The inner part of the core and part of the ring feature a presentation of the Pelješac Bridge. Partly in the inner part of the core and partly on the ring, behind the bridge, featured is a presentation of the part of the Pelješac peninsula that is connected by the bridge with the mainland of the Republic of Croatia. The inscription PELJEŠAC BRIDGE and the year of release of the coin are positioned on the ring, below the presentation of the Pelješac Bridge. The engraver's initials (DM) are on the top left.

DM
PELJEŠKI MOST 2022.

Reverse

The inner part of the core features two squares, one bigger than the other, bringing into mind the coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia and two parts of the territory of the Republic of Croatia which, shaped and connected in one stroke, are positioned in a way that symbolises road connections in the territory of the Republic of Croatia. A common oak branch with acorns and a blooming laurel branch are positioned below the bigger square, within the inner part of the core. The outlines of the bigger square reveal an image of a marten turned to the right, with the image continuing outside of the square, above the symbolic, imaginary line of the bridge and the smaller square. Positioned to the left from the marten, on the coin’s ring surface, is an image of the coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia and positioned to the right is the denomination numeral “25”, with the name of the monetary unit “KUNA” inscribed below the numeral. The inscription “REPUBLIKA” is laid out semi-circularly above the core, on the coin’s ring surface, while the inscription “HRVATSKA” is laid out below the core, on the ring’s surface.

REPUBLIKA
25
KUNA
HRVATSKA

Edge

25 Kuna

Opening Pelješac Bridge

KM#
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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