Currency of Croatia: from kuna to ...

In a single Yugoslavia, the currency was called a dinar. After the collapse of the country, each former Soviet 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 ancient times, Croats also climbed in the annals and found out that once the Slavs made calculations with the help of martens skins. Hence the name - kuna.

The currency of Croatia is not the first time this name. During the Second World War, in a formally independent Croatia, which was an ally of Germany, there was a currency with such a name. After the defeat of Germany, Croatia became part of Yugoslavia, and Yugoslavian dinars were received on its territory.

After 1991, the country gained independence, but could not immediately switch to the national currency. The Croatian dinar became the transitional settlement means, which in 1994 was replaced by the kuna. The currency of Croatia - kuna - consists of one hundred limes. The rate of kuna to ruble is about one to six. For one American dollar 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 thousand kuna. Coins - face value one, two, five, ten, twenty, fifty limes and one, two, five and twenty five kun. On those that were minted in even-numbered years, the name of the object depicted on the obverse is written in Latin, in the odd-numbered years there are Croatian inscriptions.

Two coins of corn are depicted on coins with face value of one lime, on coins in two limes - a vine, in five lindens there is a branch of an oak, in ten lindens there is a sprig of tobacco, in twenty linden - a branch of an olive tree, and on coins in fifty limes - a flower Velebit Degeneration. Banknotes have portraits of figures of science, art, as well as images of architectural monuments of the country.

On July 1, 2013 the country joins the European Union. What currency will be in Croatia after this step? Will the Kuna remain, or will the Croats support the entry into the "euro area"? Practice says that joining the "euro zone" is not so simple. Not all the states that are members of the European Union have entered the zone of distribution of this currency, and some have left the national (for example, Great Britain) in principle, believing that it will be calmer for them.

Croatia is a tourist country, and authorities pay great attention to attracting tourists. Perhaps, it is a large influx of those wishing to admire the picturesque mountain landscapes and lie on the beaches of the Adriatic and contributes to the relative stability of the kuna. During all the years of its existence, the kuna did not experience significant fluctuations in relation to the dollar. And I want 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. Here, and 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 incredible beauty of southern mountain scenery. From the north of Croatia, it is within easy reach of the fairytale city of Venice of Italy.

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 to add to these figures another thousand islands, of which the permanent population has only 67, it becomes clear that Croatia is simply intended to be one of the world tourism centers.