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List of current and historical currency of Croatia.

This is a description of the current and historical currencies of Croatia, or historically used in the region.

The currency of Croatia is the euro, in use since 2023.

Early history

The history of currency in the now Croatian territory dates to much earlier than the adoption of the modern kuna in 1994,^[1] and almost a thousand years of history which has seen the rise and fall of many different empires and kingdoms.^[2]

Croats did not begin to create their own coins for currency until late in the 12th century (1100–1200).

Previously, they minted replicas of Byzantine coins of emperor Heraclius.^[2] Byzantine coinage was adopted by Byzantine Empire in the 4th century (300–400) and was the currency standard for the empire for about 700 years.^[3]

Middle Ages

The use of marten pelts, fox pelts and silk as means of paying tribute have been recorded in Dalma