In united Yugoslavia, the currency was called the dinar. After the collapse of the country, each former union republic began to introduce its own money. The currency of Croatia was called "kuna". Like the Ukrainians, who took the name for their currency from hoary antiquity, the Croats also climbed into the annals and found out that once the Slavs made calculations using marten skins. Hence the name came - kuna.
This is not the first time that the currency of Croatia has such a name. During World War II, in formally independent Croatia, which was an ally of Germany, the currency with that name was circulated. After the defeat of Germany, Croatia became part of Yugoslavia, and Yugoslav dinars were circulated on its territory.
After 1991, the country gained independence, but could not immediately switch to the national currency. The Croatian dinar, which was replaced by kuna in 1994, became a transitional settlement tool. The currency of Croatia - kuna - consists of one hundred lindens. The course of the kuna to the ruble is about one to six. For one American dollar they will give about five and a half kuna, for the euro - about seven and a half.
The currency of Croatia is issued in denominations of five to one thousand kuna. Coins - in denominations of one, two, five, ten, twenty, fifty limes and one, two, five and twenty five kunas.
For those that were minted in even years, the name of the object depicted on the obverse is written in Latin, and for those that appeared in odd years there are Croatian inscriptions.
On coins of one linden denomination two ears of corn are shown, on coins of two lindens - a vine, five linden trees - an oak branch, ten linden trees - a tobacco branch, twenty linden trees - an olive tree branch , and fifty linden trees - a flower Velebit degeneration. Banknotes have portraits of scientists, artists, as well as images of architectural monuments of the country.
On July 1, 2013, the country enters the European Union. What currency in Croatia will be after this step? Will the kuna stay, or will the Croats advocate entering the "euro zone"? Practice says that joining the “euro zone” is not so simple. Not all states that are part of the European Union entered the zone of distribution of this currency, and some fundamentally left the national currency (for example, Great Britain), believing that it would be calmer for them.
Croatia is a tourist country, and authorities pay great attention to attracting tourists. Perhaps it is a large influx of people who want to admire the picturesque mountain landscapes and lie on the beaches of the Adriatic and contributes to the relative stability of the kuna. Over the years of its existence, the kuna has not experienced noticeable fluctuations in relation to the dollar. One would like to say, to paraphrase the poet: the currency in Croatia is more than the currency!
And there really is something to see in the country. There are monuments of ancient history - the palace of the emperor Diocletian, and the city-museum of Dubrovnik, which is also called the “pearl of the Adriatic,” and the incredibly beautiful southern mountain landscapes. From the north of Croatia you can easily reach the fairy tale city - Italian Venice.
With an area of fifty-six and a half thousand square kilometers, the area of the water area of Croatia is more than thirty-three thousand kilometers. If we add to these figures another thousand islands, of which only 67 have a permanent population, it becomes clear that Croatia is simply intended to be one of the world tourism centers.