Croatian Bank notes from Croatia
The kuna is the currency of Croatia ISO 4217 code HRK The word kuna means marten in Croatian since it is based on the use of marten pelts as units of value in medieval trading It has no relation to the various currencies named koruna translated as kruna in Croatian Contents During Roman times in the provinces of upper and lower Pannonia today Hungary and Slavonia taxes were collected in the then highly valued marten skins Hence the Croatian word marturina or tax derived from the Latin word martus Croatian kuna The kuna was a currency unit in several Slavic states most notably Kievan Rus and its successors until the early 15th century It was equal to 1 25 later 1 50 gryvna of silver In the Middle Ages many foreign monies were used in Croatia but since at least 1018 a local currency was in use Between 1260 and 1380 the Croatian Viceroys were making a marten adorned silver coin called the banovac 1 2 However the diminishing autonomy of Croatia within the Croatia Hungarian Kingdom led to the gradual disappearance of that currency
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