CROATIA
KM 5 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
5 lipa | 18.0 | 2.5 | Plain | Brass-pl-Steel | Medal |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
The title of state in Croatian on the upper arch,
face value on a background of a flowering linden twig,
below - coat of arms. The modern kuna is subdivided into 100 lipa. The word lipa means "linden (lime) tree". |
Inscriptions along the rim: title of the plant in Croatian, in the center - oak twig, below - the year of minting. The Pedunculate Oak, Quercus robur or Quercus pedunculata, is native to most of Europe. |