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Zagreb, February 24 (CP) – Counterfeit five kuna coins have appeared in Eastern Slavonia, this being the first time that five kuna coins are forged in Croatia.

The police have said that only a few coins have been reported and stressed that the forgery is obvious once the coin is taken a good look at, as it is somewhat smaller and lighter than the original.

Central bank officials have said there was no need to panic, as the five coins that had been detected so far are a tiny fraction of the 52 million coins that are currently in circulation.

It was also stressed that minting a large number of such coins was not profitable for the crooks.