At our local coin auction here in Zagreb I have put in a bid for this coin: https://barper.com/hr/aukcija/predm...ko-ag---085-g-16-mm-unc,22436.html#ad-image-0
Yes, sadly the only medieval gold coinage that can be called Croatian is the Great Bosnian Dukat of King Stjepan Tvrtko I. Kotromanić, and there is just one known surviving example of that coin.
The rarest Slavonian banovac is up for auction as well: https://barper.com/hr/aukcija/predm...t-ag---068-g-145-mm-unc,22443.html#ad-image-0 Feel free to buy it, it costs way too much for my liking.
European pine marten (called kuna in Croatian). If it was gold I would probably go up to 5000 EUR for it, but considering it is silver and small, paying at least 3500 EUR + 18,75% "buyer's premium" for it would be way too much for my liking, especially since I am already bidding for over a dozen coins and I don't know what coins will be available at the Spink Numismatic e-Circular 35: Indian and Islamic Coins - e-Auction that starts on May the 14th.
So thats were the currency name "Kuna" is derived from! Learned something new. This coin from your Country I lost in previous auction/ I was outbid by a lot!
You can buy that coin directly for 3500 EUR here: https://www.gadoury.com/en/coins/croatie-1941-500-kuna-fdc
I noticed that too, also Ante Pavelić is mentioned in the description, but he isn't on the coin that is pictured, you should ask them directly: contact@gadoury.com
I think that is best way to find out! Coin was struck by Utascha Govt. I have some Croatian lawn clients/ they respected Pavelič/ hated Tito. Serbs loved the latter! However proof is in the pudding/ Tito's partisans commited horrible war crimes.
Not yet! But to me it looks more "VF" then FDC! Croatia was one of few Countries that struck AV coinage during WW2! Only other one is Mexico.
Thats cheap really/ considering rarity. Here in Canada/ a FDC 1954 Quarter (25 cents) will go for way more $600+
If the auction ended right now, I would agree with you, but there are still about 28 days to go till the auction ends.
I saw a good article in "coin news" UK publication/ excellent. There was "fine sovereign" of Henry VII in AU-50 offered for 975K UK pds. They listed the provenance back too 1875. That coin sold for 1400 Pounds in 1956!!!!! So from 1956 1400 to 950K in 2024/ almost 1000% increase. Then there are those who say coins are poor investment Wonder what they were smoking Pot my guess
Let the pot-heads invest in things like bitcoin and the government bonds of Argentina, we don't want them dirtying our noble hobby.
