#137 Croatia 10

Identity

Where & when

Country Croatia

Currency HRK

Denomination 10

Series name 2001–2014 series

Series year 2012

Issue year 2012

Era 1990_present

Legal status demonetized

Predecessor currency Croatian Dinar

Successor currency Euro

Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait Juraj Dobrila

Reverse subject Pula Arena

Watermark Portrait of Juraj Dobrila in clear field

Color palette #c9b896,#a4c3a4,#8b7355

Themes statesman,architecture,religion

Language / script Latin, Glagolitic

Front: Juraj Dobrila (1812–1882), Croatian bishop, writer and politician. He was the Bishop of Poreč and Pula from 1857, a prominent advocate for the Croatian national movement in Istria, founder of educational and cultural institutions, and a champion of using Croatian and Slovenian languages in church and education. He established schools, libraries, and agricultural cooperatives, and is remembered as a key figure in the cultural and social awakening of Istria. The front also displays historical coats of arms associated with Croatian regions.

Back: The Pula Arena (Amphitheatrum Pola), a Roman amphitheatre built in the 1st century AD in Pula, Istria. It is one of the six largest surviving Roman arenas in the world and the best preserved ancient monument in Croatia. The arena could seat approximately 20,000 spectators and was used for gladiatorial contests. The inscription identifies it as 'PULA ARENA: I. ST. POSLIJE KRISTA' (1st century after Christ). A Glagolitic script detail 'MOTOVUN' appears below, referencing another Istrian town.

Production

How it was made

Issuer Croatian National Bank

Issuer (native) Hrvatska narodna banka

Printer Giesecke+Devrient

Engraver —

Material paper

Dimensions (mm) 125x60

Signatures: Guverner: Boris Vujčić

Security features: thread, microprint, intaglio, see_through_register, latent_image, uv

Geography

Croatia in Europe

Croatia in Europe. Other countries on the same continent shown in muted grey.

The story

Background & history

This note belongs to the 2001–2014 Croatian Kuna series issued by the Croatian National Bank. The kuna was introduced in 1994 to replace the Croatian dinar during the post-independence stabilization period. The 2001 series featured prominent Croatian historical figures and cultural landmarks. This 10 kuna note was dated 9 August 2012 (Zagreb, 9. Srpnja 2012). Croatia adopted the euro on 1 January 2023, and kuna banknotes were demonetized on 15 January 2023 after a dual-circulation period. The denomination honors Juraj Dobrila, reflecting Croatia's emphasis on regional identity and cultural heritage, particularly that of Istria.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # P-38a

Krause ID —

Rarity tier common

Series range 2001–2014

Provenance

How it came to me

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Condition

Grade VF

Serial number B7392175A

Serial prefix B

Serial suffix A

Moderate circulation wear, some creasing and minor soiling visible, but all details remain clear

Valuation

What it's worth now

$2–$5

Type default range $2–$5

Valuation history (1)

date	low	high	currency	source	note
2026-05-08 16:40:29	2.0	5.0	USD	ai	from claude-sonnet-4-5

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anthropic · claude-sonnet-4-5 2026-05-08 16:40:29

status: ok · step 1 · $0.0381 · 6319↓ + 1273↑ tokens

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