The dinar was the
currency
A currency is a standardization of money in any form, in use or circulation as a medium of exchange, for example banknotes and coins. A more general definition is that a currency is a ''system of money'' in common use within a specific envi ...
of
Croatia
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between 1991 and 1994. The
ISO 4217
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code was .
History
The Croatian dinar replaced the 1990 version of the
Yugoslav dinar at par on 23 December 1991. It was a transitional currency introduced following Croatia's
declaration of independence
A declaration of independence is an assertion by a polity in a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another state or failed state, or are breaka ...
. During its existence, the dinar declined in value by a factor of about 70.
On 30 May 1994, the dinar was replaced by the
kuna at a rate of 1 kuna = 1000 dinara. The currency was not used in the occupied territories comprising the
Republic of Serbian Krajina.
Banknotes
The obverse of all
banknote
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s was the same, with a picture of Croatian
Dubrovnik
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scientist
Ruđer Bošković. Notes up to 1000 dinara had the
Zagreb cathedral
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on reverse. The higher denominations featured the
Ivan Meštrović sculpture ''History of the Croats'' on the reverse.
See also
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Dinar
The dinar () is the name of the principal currency unit in several countries near the Mediterranean Sea, with a more widespread historical use. The English word "dinar" is the transliteration of the Arabic دينار (''dīnār''), which was bor ...
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Yugoslav dinar
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Krajina dinar
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Croatian kuna
References
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External links
{{Dinar, state=collapsed
Modern obsolete currencies
1990s in economic history
20th century in Croatia
Currencies of Croatia
Dinar