[9] On 21 July 2021, Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković stated that national identifying marks on the Croatian euro coins would be the Croatian checkerboard, the map of Croatia, a marten, Nikola Tesla and the Glagolitic script.
[14] On 4 May 2022, at the 15th session of the National Council for the Introduction of the Euro, the new €1 coin design was presented to the public.
[15] The chosen design depicts a stylised marten on a checkerboard background by artists Jagor Šunde, David Čemeljić and Fran Zekan.
[19] On 1 October 2022, the newly minted euro coins had begun distribution to all banks in Croatia.
[21] A transitional period for the imposing of minimum requirements on institutions located in Croatia took place from 1 January to 7 February 2023.
[19] On 1 April 2023, the Croatian National Bank stopped determining denomination structure for paying out euro banknotes at ATMs.
As of October 2022, there are approximately 420 million euro coins minted with the Croatian national motif.
[6] Until the end of June 2023, all banks must return their amount in euros to those who have payment slips stated in kunas.
[33] This resulted in opposition from the National Bank of Serbia due to his Serb ethnicity, although he was born in present-day Croatia.
"[35] President of Croatia Zoran Milanović suggested a solution: "When Serbia joins the eurozone, let them recommend Tesla [as a national euro coin motif] as well.
"[37] On 4 February 2022, the Croatian government presented the new designs for the euro with national motifs of Croatia, including Nikola Tesla on the 10, 20, and 50 cent coins.