In 1997, the Croatian National Bank issued and put into circulation a new coin denominated at 25 kuna. The coin, intended to be issued on special occasions, has the features of a commemorative circulation coin, with the motif on the obverse related to the occasion marked.
Shaped as a regular dodecagon, the commemorative 25 kuna circulation coin is bimetallic (with the core exhibiting gold and the ring silver lustre).
During 1997, the Croatian National Bank released three different issues of the commemorative 25 kuna circulation coin, which were combined in a numismatic set. Shown in the table below are the number of items issued and packaging.
| NUMISMATIC SET OF COMMEMORATIVE 25 KUNA CIRCULATION COINS, ISSUE 1997 SOLD | |
|---|---|
| Released for sale | 12 December 1997 |
| Issue designation | Croatian Danube Region 1st Croatian Esperanto Congress Republic of Croatia Admission into the UNO |
| Minting technique | brilliant uncirculated condition |
| Items issued | 2.000 |
The Decision on the issue of the numismatic set of commemorative 25 kuna circulation coins with mint year "1997" was published in the Official Gazette No. 134/1997.
In 1998, 1999 and 2000, the Croatian National Bank released another three different issues of the commemorative 25 kuna circulation coin, which were combined in a numismatic set. Shown in the table below are the number of items issued and packaging.
| NUMISMATIC SET OF COMMEMORATIVE 25 KUNA CIRCULATION COINS, ISSUE 2001 SOLD | |
|---|---|
| Released for sale | 16 May 2001 |
| Issue designation | Expo - Lisbon, 1998 EURO 2000 |
| Minting technique | brilliant uncirculated condition |
| Items issued | 2.000 |
The Decision on the issue of the numismatic set of commemorative 25 kuna circulation coins with mint year "2001" was published in the Official Gazette No. 44/2001.
In the period from 2002 to 2010, the Croatian National Bank released three different issues of the commemorative 25 kuna circulation coin, which were combined in a numismatic set. Shown in the table below are the number of items issued and packaging.
| NUMISMATIC SET OF COMMEMORATIVE 25 KUNA CIRCULATION COINS, ISSUE 2011 SOLD | |
|---|---|
| Released for sale | 21 September 2011 |
| Issue designation | 10th Anniversary of the International Recognition of the Republic of Croatia 15 January 1992 - 15 January 2002 Republic of Croatia Becomes a Candidate for Membership of the European Union, 18 June 2004 Annual Meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Zagreb 2010 |
| Minting technique | brilliant uncirculated condition |
| Items issued | 1.000 |
The Decision on the issue of the numismatic set of commemorative 25 kuna circulation coins with mint year "2011" was published in the Official Gazette No. 108/2011.
In 2013, the Croatian National Bank released a numismatic set comprising one previous and two new issues of the commemorative 25 kuna circulation coin. Shown in the table below are the number of items issued and packaging.
| NUMISMATIC SET OF COMMEMORATIVE 25 KUNA CIRCULATION COINS, ISSUE 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Released for sale | 1 July 2013 |
| Issue designation | Republic of Croatia Becomes a Candidate for Membership of the European Union, 18 June 2004 Treaty of the Accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, 9 December 2011 Republic of Croatia - a Member of the European Union, 1 July 2013 |
| Minting technique | brilliant uncirculated condition |
| Items issued | 2.000 |
| Price in HRK (VAT not included) | 100.00 |
The Decision on the issue of the numismatic set of commemorative 25 kuna circulation coins with mint year "2013" was published in the Official Gazette No. 69/2013.
The design of the commemorative 25 kuna circulation coin is by the academic sculptor Damir Mataušić.
The numismatic coin sets were minted by the Croatian Mint.