In Croatia, it is now possible to pay exclusively in euros, as the new official currency of our country The kuna has gone down in history, and the CNB has begun to store the 2,600 tons of Croatian kuna coins that had been withdrawn so far in a newly built one-hundred-meter hall as part of the HV barracks, where the coins will be kept for 54 months
The CNB estimates that there were about 500 million pieces of kuna in total circulation banknotes and about 5200 tons of coins
Since, due to environmental reasons, the admixture of color and protective elements, banknotes are no longer burned, they will be shredded by cutting into pieces smaller than a millimeter, and this mass will be used as insulation in public construction works The returned coins, on the other hand, will be sold as raw material, melted down and used for other purposes
Kunas will be able to be exchanged for another year at several locations, i e
at Fina, banks and Post Office, and indefinitely at the CNB In order to get used to the new currency, in the sense of living with prices in new amounts, psychologists calculate that citizens will need a year
In all stores, until the end of 2023, product prices will be expressed in both euros and kuna Exchange of kuna banknotes without restrictions in the CNB1) In Croatia, it is now possible to pay exclusively in euros, as the new official currency of our country
However, until the end of this year, i e
for the next 11 and a half months, citizens can exchange kuna into euros without charge at branches of various banks and branches of Fina and Croatian Post 2) It should be taken into account that Fina and Croatian Post have a limit, i
e if in one transaction, citizens exchange more than 100 bills and 100 coins, they will be charged a fee, while in banks there are no restrictions and the exchange of kuna for euros is free regardless of the number of coins and bills
3) The croatian national bank (CNB) will change kuna coins into euros without charge for another three years, i e
until December 31, 2025, and kuna banknotes without a time limit In order to make it easier for citizens to get used to the new currency, the obligation to display the prices of goods and services in kuna and euros, which started in September of last year and will last until the end of this year, remains
4) The Croatian Association of Banks reminds citizens that as of 15 in January, the suspension of the fee for cash withdrawals with debit cards at ATMs of other banks continues Therefore, from January 16 at midnight, citizens can withdraw cash in euros free of charge exclusively at their banks' ATMs
5) Until April 1, in accordance with the CNB's decision, ATMs will
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