Currency of Croatia 50 Kuna banknote 1993
Croatian National Bank - Narodna Banka Hrvatske
Obverse: a portrait of Ivan Gundulić (1589-1638), the rector of Konavle and one of the greatest Croatian poets.
Reverse: the Old Town of Dubrovnik and the front of the Rector's Palace, dating from the 15th century.
Date on the banknote: October 31, 1993.
Watermark: a portrait of Ivan Gundulić, displayed on the left side of the banknote, in the central part of the blank area, visible when the banknote is viewed against the light.
Date of putting into ciculation: October 31, 1993.
Dimensions: 134 mm x 67 mm.
Paper: toned, with embedded fluorescent fibres, a multitonal positioned watermark and security thread.
Main colour: blue.
Print: the base is printed in multicoloured offset with an iridescent effect; the main motif, latent image, marking for the visually impaired and microtext are printed in intaglio and the inscriptions are embossed; the intaglio and embossed prints are perceptible by touch.
Metallised foil: a hologram strip with curved edges, laid vertically along the right edge of the banknote, featuring an optically variable image which comes into view when the banknote is tilted, alternatively displaying the Old Town of Dubrovnik, the inscription "HNB KUNA HNB" and the denomination numeral "50", while the foil iridesces; embossed on the upper part of the foil is the denomination numeral "50", perceptible by touch.
Iridescent color: on the high-gloss rectangular patches positioned above and below the watermark, along the upper and lower edges of the banknote, featuring fragmented images of the Old Town of Dubrovnik; when the banknote is tilted under the light, the iridescent colour on the base changes from silver to pink.
See-through register: a square positioned next to the coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia, bordered by the inscriptions "50 KUNA"; triangular elements of the see-through register on the obverse and reverse of the banknote match when the banknote is viewed against the light, forming letter "H".
Ultraviolet: some colours on the base fluoresce under ultraviolet light; the series and serial number designation and hologram edges fluoresce green.
Croatia Banknotes
1993 - 2012 Issue
Ivan Gundulić
Đivo Franov Gundulić (8 January 1589 – 8 December 1638; Nickname: Mačica), better known today as Ivan Gundulić, was the most prominent Croatian Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa. His work embodies central characteristics of Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation: religious fervor, insistence on "vanity of this world" and zeal in opposition to "infidels." Gundulić's major works—the epic poem Osman, the pastoral play Dubravka, and the religious poem Tears of the Prodigal Son (based on the Parable of the Prodigal Son) are examples of Baroque stylistic richness and, frequently, rhetorical excess.
Rector's Palace, Dubrovnik
The Rector's Palace (Croatian: Knežev dvor) is a palace in the city of Dubrovnik that used to serve as the seat of the Rector of the Republic of Ragusa between the 14th century and 1808. It was built in the Gothic style, but it also has Renaissance and Baroque elements. A museum has operated in the palace since 1872.