The Croatian dinar was the official currency of Croatia between 1991 and 1994, replacing the Yugoslav dinar. The currency's ISO 4217 code was .
History The Croatian dinar replaced the 1990 version of the Yugoslav dinar at par on 23 December 1991. It was a transitional currency introduced following Croatia's declaration of independence. During its existence, the dinar declined in value by a factor of about 70. On 30 May 1994, the dinar was replaced by the kuna at a rate of 1 kuna = 1000 dinara. The currency was not used in the occupied territories comprising the Republic of Serbian Krajina.
Banknotes Denomination Date of issue1 dinar 8 October 19915 dinars10 dinars25 dinars100 dinars500 dinars1,000 dinars2,000 dinars 15 January 19925,000 dinars10,000 dinars50,000 dinars 30 May 1993100,000 dinars
The obverse of all banknotes was the same, with a picture of Croatian Dubrovnik scientist Ruđer Bošković. Notes up to 1000 dinara had the Zagreb cathedral on reverse. The higher denominations featured the Ivan Meštrović sculpture History of the Croats on the reverse.
See also
Dinar Yugoslav dinar Krajina dinar Croatian kuna
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Croatian dinar - historical banknotes of Croatia Croatian kuna - current banknotes of Croatia