Croatian kuna is a currency the name of which refers to marten skins – i.e. the medieval legal tender. Kuna coins and notes were introduced in 1994, however, they were originally a legal tender in the Independent State of Croatia during World War II. Kuna banknotes include the following denominations: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, and 1000. They all feature prominent Croatians: poets Ivan Mažuranić and Marko Marulić, or politicians: Ante Starčević and Stjepan Radić. One kuna is subdivided into 100 lipa.
