Croatia pulls design for €1 coin after plagiarism allegations
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- 09 Mar 2022
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The Croatian National Bank has scrapped a design for a proposed €1 coin after allegations surfaced that its designer plagiarised the image.
The coin is one of four designs that was selected to be minted to celebrate Croatia joining the eurozone next year.
The back of the coin featured a pine marten, a small, weasel-like mammal. Croatia's current currency, the kuna, is named after the animal found on the heraldic symbol of Slavonija.
The kuna was used as currency in the region as early as the 13th century. The marten ended up on the money as a reference to the Ancient Greek cities, which often had animals on their coins.
Prior to that, the medieval Kingdom of Hungary collected a tax in marten's furs, or marturina, in its territories south of the river Drava, making the marten an animal of great perceived value. Read More...
