International coins

Croatia
European Union member countries have to meet a number of criteria before they can introduce the euro as legal tender and issue their own euro coins. Croatia has recently entered this category.

After much anticipation in the country, on 12 July 2022 the EU’s finance ministers definitively approved the introduction of the euro in Croatia from 1 January 2023. The existing currency, the kuna, which has been in use since 1993, will soon be consigned to the history books.

On 19 July 2022, the Croatian National Bank announced that the Croatian Mint had started minting euro coins. The national sides of Croatia’s euro coins had already been unveiled by the country’s government. All coins will feature Croatia’s coat of arms with its characteristic checkerboard motif as well as the country name Hrvatska in capital letters.

Canada
The Royal Canadian Mint is launching a four-piece 2023 gold coin set this year. The coins depict the leaf of the sugar maple tree, the symbol of Canada. The small mintage makes this series a real rarity.

The four gold coins of 1, 1/4, 1/10 and 1/20 oz with values of 50, 10, 5 and 1 Canadian dollars are made of 99.99 % gold and feature the popular maple leaf on the obverse. The reverse carries a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s head of state until very recently.

Limited to just 450 units, this unique set is packaged in a wooden case crafted from hard maple and shaped like a maple leaf. It is available in Canada and the United States.