100th Anniversary of Aviation in Croatia

Published: 16/6/2010

 

In cooperation with the Croatian Mint, the Croatian National Bank issued a commemorative silver coin marking the 100th anniversary of the first airplane flight in Croatia, undertaken in a motor-driven airplane by Dragutin Novak (1892–1978) in Zagreb, on 22 and 23 June 1910.

Minted in proof quality, the coin was released for sale on 5 July 2010.

Shown in the table below are the number of items issued and packaging.

DENOMINATION

WEIGHT (g)

DIAMETER (mm)

FINENESS/000

ITEMS ISSUED (MAX.)

150

24.00

37

925

5,000

 

The Decision on the issue and sale of the commemorative silver coin "100th anniversary of aviation in Croatia" was published in the Official Gazette No. 74/2010, 120/2010, 128/2012 and 109/2017.

The design of the obverse of the silver coin is by the sculptor Matej Pašalić and the design of the reverse is by the sculptor Stjepan Divković.

This issue was minted by the Croatian Mint.

The Croatian National Bank has contractually agreed to undertake the promotion and sale of this issue with the Croatian Mint.