Croatia 1 Kuna, 1941

1 Kuna from Croatia. Issued in 1941. Struck in Zinc. Measures 21 mm and weighs 1.9 g.

Obverse

A peasant woman (but smaller portrait) with a scarf and horsetail (lat. Equisetum) in hand is placed in the central part of the coin. NEZ (abbreviation of NEZAVISNA) DRŽ (abbreviation of DRŽAVA) HRVATSKA is written alongside the edge. There is a small grape cluster between the words DRŽ and HRVATSKA, while a small fish is placed at the bottom of the coin (instead of a year). Year of minting (1941) is engraved behind the peasant woman, in the background. (The Independent State of Croatia
1941)

Reverse

The old Christian braided ornamentation is alongside the whole edge of the coin, while the old Croatian coat of arms is at the bottom of the coin. A European pine marten running left is in the central part of the coin, while the face value of the coin (1) is placed on top of the European pine marten.