Stamps of Croatia: Nazi Occupation (1941-2)

Croat nationalists under Dr. Ante Pavelitch, were encouraged by Nazi Germany to establish a separate republic, ostensibly an independent state but under Nazi and Fascist control.

This definitive series , designed by O. Antonini and printed in photogravure at Zagreb, was issued in 1941-42.

The stamps feature views of Croatia.

Croatia maintained an uneasy independence until June 1945, when it re-absorbed into Yugoslavia.

The currency used during the independence was based on the kuna of 100 banicas.

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