New Coin Issues

First Circulating Commemorative for Croatia

The Croatian National Bank has issued the country’s first circulating commemorative €2 coin. Minted by the Croatian Mint, 250,000 coins – commemorating Croatia’s adoption of the euro as its currency at the beginning of this year – have been released into circulation.

The obverse of the coin features the euro symbol on the left, with the issuing country and year of issue as the central bars and ‘ČLANICA EUROPODRUČJA’ (member of the euro area) along the curve of the symbol. A checkerboard, a recognisable national symbol that also forms part of the country’s coat of arms, is depicted on the right side of the coin. The outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.