The Fiume Krone ( hr, Riječka kruna, it, Corona Fiumana, abbreviated Cor. or FIUK) was introduced in the

Free State of Fiume The Free State of Fiume () was an independent free state that existed between 1920 and 1924. Its territory of comprised the city of Fiume (today Rijeka, Croatia) and rural areas to its north, with a corridor to its west connecting it to the ...

on 18 April 1919 by the National Council of Fiume who effectively exercised power in the City through stamping of the previous

Austro-Hungarian Krone The crown (german: Krone, hu, korona, it, Corona, pl, korona, sl, krona, sh, kruna, cz, koruna, sk, koruna, ro, coroană) was the official currency of Austria-Hungary from 1892 (when it replaced the florin as part of the adoption of the ...

notes. After the Dannunzian occupation in September 1919, a new series of notes were stamped on behalf of the ''Istituto di credito del Consiglio Nazionale'' with a decree dated 6 October 1919. The Fiume Krone was the official currency of the City of

Fiume Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Prim ...

up to 26 September 1920 when, by the decree of the general Amantea commander of the Italian troops in Fiume, the

Italian lira The lira (; plural lire) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. It was first introduced by the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in 1807 at par with the French franc, and was subsequently adopted by the different states that would eventually ...

was introduced as the new official currency. The currency continued to circulate until the annexation of the city to Italy in February 1924. The royal decree n 235 of 24 February 1924 set the final conversion date on April 30, 1924, at 0.40

for one Corona Fiumana.

Exchange rates

In November 1919, one Corona Fiumana was worth 3 Serb, Croat and Slovene Krone or 40 Italian centesimi. On the black market however, one Corona Fiumana sold for 21 centesimi.Radmila Matejčić, KRUNE "CITTA DI FIUME" I PROBLEM VALUTE U RIJECI OD GODINE 1918-1924., ''Numizmatičke vijesti'', 1963. broj 20

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