Euro coins are issued in eight different denominations: 2 and 1 euro and 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cents. They have a common European side and a national side specific to a euro area Member State.
Each Member State of the European Union which uses the euro as its legal tender issues euro coins with its national side with the agreement of the European Commission. It is up to each Member State to decide whether to display the same or different motifs on the national side of all euro coin denominations. Some countries decided to put the same motifs on all euro coin denominations, while some opted for different motifs for each denomination. Most countries, including the Republic of Croatia, opted for three groups of motifs classified by denominations so that 1 and 2 euros make up one group, 50, 20 and 10 cents the other group and 5, 2 and 1 cents the third group.