Croatian kuna

The kuna (Croatian pronunciation: [kǔːna]; sign: kn; code: HRK) was the currency of Croatia from 1994 until 2023. It was replaced by the euro in 2023. The kuna was subdivided into 100 lipa. It was issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins were minted by the Croatian Mint.

Croatian kuna
Hrvatska kuna (Croatian)
500 kuna banknote
ISO 4217
CodeHRK
Unit
Pluralkune (2-4)
kuna (higher amounts, nominative)
The language(s) of this currency belong(s) to the Slavic languages. There is more than one way to construct plural forms.
Symbolkn
Denominations
Subunit
1100lipa
Symbol
lipalp
Banknotes
Freq. used10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 kn
Rarely used5, 1000 kn
Coins
Freq. used5, 10, 20, 50 lp, 1, 2, 5 kn
Rarely used1, 2 lp, 25 kn
Demographics
Date of introduction30 May 1994
ReplacedCroatian dinar
User(s)None, previously:
 Croatia
Issuance
Central bankCroatian National Bank
Websitewww.hnb.hr
PrinterGiesecke & Devrient
Websitewww.gi-de.com
MintCroatian Mint
Websitewww.hnz.hr
Valuation
Inflation1.3% (August 2018)
SourceCroatian Bureau of Statistics, September 2018
MethodCPI
Pegged withEuro (EUR)
1 EUR = 7.53450 HRK
EU Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM)
Since10 July 2020
Replaced by euro, non cash1 January 2023
Replaced by euro, cash1 January 2023 (cash payments possible until 14 January 2023)
1  =7.53450 kn
Band15.0%
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

In the Croatian language, the word kuna means "marten" and lipa means "linden tree", both references to their historical use in medieval trading.

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