Croatia’s currency system has been criticized for some time. The current 1,000-kuna bank note features a vignette of 19th-Century nationalist Ante Starcevic, whose philosophy is thought to have inspired the Nazi-era Ustashe movement.
The currency is denominated in kuna, a name that originated via a unilateral decision made in 1994 by Croatian President Franjo Tudjman. Tudjman named the currency allegedly on advice of right-wing radicals within the