The Croatian National Bank will on 14 July 2025 release into circulation the commemorative 2-euro coin "1 100th Anniversary of the Kingdom of Croatia and the Coronation of King Tomislav". The exchange of the commemorative coin for the public will begin on 8 September 2025.
The motif on the commemorative coin features King Tomislav, who was crowned King of Croatia in 925. This year is considered to be the beginning of a very important 1 100th anniversary of the Kingdom of Croatia, with an extremely rich historical, cultural and political significance for the Republic of Croatia. The depiction of the monument of King Tomislav was one of the main motifs on the reverse side of the 1000-kuna banknote. The coin will be issued in the amount of 400,000 pieces, of which 382,400 pieces will be available to citizens for exchange. The national side of the coin is designed by the sculptor Nikola Vudrag and the coin is minted by the Croatian Mint.
In addition to its numismatic significance, the commemorative euro coin also has the status of a circulation coin so that, as a rule, no fee is charged for its exchange. Thus, the commemorative 2-euro coin will also be available for purchase at the same value of 2 euros.
The euro coin will be available for purchase by registering to the CNB's commemorative coins pre-ordering system from 9 a.m. on 14 July until 31 July 2025, or until the foreseen amount is exchanged.
Citizens will be able to express their interest in exchanging up to a maximum of 5 (five) pieces of the new commemorative coin or until the foreseen amount of new commemorative coins is exchanged.
From 8 September 2025, citizens will be able to exchange their coins on the basis of a confirmed pre-order in person:
- at the CNB's cash desk (Croatian National Bank, Jurišićeva 17, Zagreb, from Monday until Friday, from 8.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.), free of charge;
- by postal services, with delivery to the address in the Republic of Croatia, subject to a compensation fee for the postal services, paid based on an invoice to the Croatian National Bank; and
- at the offices of the Financial Agency, subject to a fee to be paid to the Financial Agency according to its price list.
For more information on and purchase of the commemorative 2-euro coin in a special blister packaging prepared by the Croatian Mint, please visit the Croatian Mint webpage.