The Croatian Kuna is the currency of Croatia. The currency code is HRK and currency symbol is kn (ѕ). The word "kuna" comes from the name of a unit of weight used for trading and payments in Croatia in the Middle Ages. In English, the word "kuna" means "marten". The name of the marten (stoat) comes from an old Croatian unit of weight called "marta" which is equal to 13.7 grams.The Croatian Kuna is subdivided into 100 lipa (symbol: lp). Frequently used Croatian Kuna coins are in denominations of 1 kn, 2 kn, 5 kn, 10 kn, 20 kn. Frequently used Croatian Kuna banknotes are in denominations of 50 kn, 100 kn, 200 kn, 500 kn, 1000 kn.It is also the ISO 4217 currency code of the Croatian kuna. It is divided into 100 lipa. The Kuna was introduced on May 30, 1994. The Kuna replaced the Croatian Dinar as Croatia’s currency.