Independent State of Croatia kuna
The kuna was the currency of the Independent State of Croatia from 1941 until 1945. This kuna was subdivided into 100 banica. It was preceded and replaced by the Yugoslav dinar.
Name
The word means "marten" in Croatian and the same name is used for the modern Croatian kuna currency, which was later replaced with the euro.History
The Croatian kuna was introduced in the Independent State of Croatia on 26 July 1941. Italian lira and German Reichsmark were printed parallel to the kuna and in occupied countries, but were not legal tender in Nazi Germany. The kuna replaced the Yugoslav dinar at par and was fixed to the Reichsmark with dual exchange rates, one fixed at 20 kuna = 1 RM, the other a state-stimulated rate of:- 31 December 1941 - 25.00 Kn = 1 ℛℳ
- 31 December 1942 - 37.50 Kn = 1 ℛℳ
- 31 December 1943 - 40.00 Kn = 1 ℛℳ
- 31 December 1944 - 80.00 Kn = 1 ℛℳ
- 6 May 1945 - 120.00 Kn = 1 ℛℳ
Banknotes
Kuna banknotes were introduced by the government in 1941, in denominations of 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 kuna. These were followed in 1942 by notes for 50 banicas and 1 and 2 kunas. In 1943, the Croatian State Bank introduced 100, 1000 and 5000 kuna notes. The notes were printed in Germany by the Giesecke+Devrient.| Denomination | Obverse image | Reverse image | Main colour |
| 50 banica 44 × 80 mm | White and light brown | ||
| 81 × 44 mm | Dark blue and brown | ||
| 81 × 44 mm | Dark blue, red and brown | ||
| 135 × 68 mm | Olive green | ||
| 140 × 64 mm | Brown | ||
| 140 × 75 mm | Brown and red | ||
| 150 × 80 mm | Blue and green | ||
| 157 × 84 mm | Purple | ||
| 137 × 68 mm | Dark brown, yellow and green | ||
| 180 × 95 mm | Red-brown and yellow |