Noi monede comemorative din Croația - 07.12.2022 - VIDEO

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A little more than three weeks after Croatia enters the euro, on January 1, 2023, it does not want to abandon its currency, the kuna, without it saying goodbye through the front door, breaking the record of having minted the most gold coin. smallest in the world, thus dethroning the one issued by Switzerland in 2020.

The smallest city in the world receives the smallest coin in the world

Known as the smallest city in the world, Hum is featured on the world's smallest coin, issued by the Croatian National Bank and minted by the Croatian Mint.

The gold coin has a diameter of 1.99 millimeters and weighs only 0.05 grams.

The smaller coin is part of a gold numismatic set, along with a one-ounce gold coin with the Višnjan Observatory motif. The observatory is among the top five in the world in collecting the most measurements of near-Earth objects (NEOs).

The numismatic set is issued in a limited series of only 199 pieces, these sets being the last commemorative gold coins issued with the face value of the Croatian kuna.

The face value of the gold Hum coin is 1 kuna, and that of the one ounce Višnjan coin is 1,000 kuna.

Valuables need to be discovered

 

 The exclusive packaging that houses this valuable set has been carefully developed, designed by the Croatian studio Design Bureau Izvorka Jurić. LED lights illuminate the box, giving an impression of the night sky, enhancing the gold coins themselves. The game contains a pair of gloves and a magnifying glass to observe the smallest coin.

The manufacture of the smallest coin

To mint the world's smallest commemorative gold coin, some phases of the production process had to be adjusted. The process began with the development of the motif for the coin. In collaboration with the author, the sculptor Ana Divković, we created a representation of the motif that is detailed enough to show an entire city within a diameter of 1.99mm, yet technically feasible. Through special treatment, we create the smallest die for the smallest coin. The motif was engraved using Acsys' most advanced Femto laser and its 'pulse forging' technology, and the smaller coin was minted on Sack & Kiesselbach's state-of-the-art automated press. In the case of such small dimensions, there is little space for the flow of material. Therefore, The adjustment of the blanks for the minting provided us with an adequate filing of holes, which allowed the final impression. Finally, the coins were minted one by one. After minting, its quality was controlled in detail under a microscope.

Take a look at the entire history of coins:

 

Damir Bolta, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Croatian Mint:

“Preparing for the production of euro coins forced the Croatian Mint to concentrate all its forces on the euro. As a final reminder, before entering the great family of the Eurozone community, to proudly mark the change of currency, the Croatian Mint managed to produce the smallest collector coin in the world: 1.99 mm in diameter, 0.05 g in weight, a 1 kuna gold coin representing Hum, known as the smallest city in the world. «

Goran Paladin, Director of Production of the Croatian Mint:

“The main idea behind this coin was to demonstrate that the Croatian Mint, a newcomer to the cutting edge commemorative coin market, could produce a coin like any other mint in the world. That's why we made this coin the smallest and we were able to place an entire city on it. Also, Hum is known as the smallest city in the world, so it fit our coin perfectly.”

 

Ana Divković, sculptor, author of the Hum coin:

“The starting point was to reduce the motif almost to a tiny but legible sign. The obverse shows the doorknob of the entrance gate to the city of Hum, in the shape of the head of a boškarin ox, since the doorknob actually has that shape.

On the back, I dared to put the entire city to show how tiny it is. I drew on the arts and crafts of the Mint masters to develop this design, because Croatia is a small country with very skilled people."

Nikola Vudrag, sculptor, author of the Višnjan coin:

“The biggest challenges in designing this coin were those invisible to the eye: the reflections from the edges of the houses and the muscles of the boškarin ox on the reverse, which were intuited rather than seen when making the cast model. The most difficult task was hiding the small telescope in the obverse observatory window. Since not all stars are always visible to the naked eye, the telescope inside the observatory window may not be easy to see either, but it is there, like an eye looking into space, looking back at us."

Limited run

Both the “Višnjan Observatory” commemorative gold coin and the “Hum” commemorative gold coin are minted in BU quality. This numismatic set was put up for sale on December 5, 2022 and is already completely sold out.

Its sale price was 22,747 kunas (€3,012)

Facial Weight Diam. Fineness roll
1,000 kuna 31.1g 32mm 999.9 (gold) 199
1 kuna 0.05g 1.99mm 999.9 (gold) 199

 

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