1300 Dinar - The Victory at Sisak 1593 1993


1300 Dinar -  The Victory at Sisak 1593 1993
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General Description : In 1993 the Croatian people remember two great battles from their history. Both were fought against the conquering Turks, but their outcome was completely different. While the Croatian army was heavily defeated on September 9th 1493 in the Battle of Krbava, a hundred years later, in the Battle of Sisak on June 22nd 1593 it won a glorious victory over the Turks. Although the outcome of these two battles created completely different consequences for the course of Croatian history, every patriot will proudly remember the brave Croatian warriours who fought in them. The Battle at Sisak was a turning point in the balance of power between the Christians and the Ottoman Turks. From that point onwards the power of the Turks in Europe began to decline continously, and the Pope quite rightly called Croatia the "bulwark of Christianity"
Face value 1300 HRD
Catalog code (Michel) HR 249
Catalog code (Scott) HR 168
Catalog code Yvert et Tellier HR 206 Stanley Gibbons HR 245 AFA number HR 261 Croatian post Inc. HR 73
Series HISTORICAL CROATIAN BATTLES
Place in series 2
Stamp colour multicolor
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 350,000
Issue date 06/07/1993
Designer Josip Biffel
Paper type white 90g, gummed
Print technique Multicolor Offset Printing
Printed by "Zrinski" - Čakovec
Perforation 14, comb
Height 35.50 mm
Width 42.60 mm
Catalog prices Used stamp $1.00   Unused stamp $1.10