History
Croatia adopted the Euro on January 1, 2023. For the national side of its 2 Euro coins, it chose Ivan Šivak's design from four proposals: the country's map, set on the Croatian checkerboard, and its emblem.
The edge bears a verse from Dubravka, Ivan Gundulić's pastoral poem: "O LIJEPA O DRAGA O SLATKA SLOBODO," meaning "Oh beautiful, oh dear, oh sweet liberty." This verse opens the hymn to liberty in the work.
The Croatian Mint, Hrvatska kovnica novca, struck 79,337,950 coins for circulation in 2023, followed by 30,000 in BU and 500 in Proof for collectors. 2023 is the highest mintage year in the series.
