A coin that celebrates one of Croatia's most symbolic cities is getting a special collector release. The Croatian Mint has confirmed that specially packaged versions of the Vukovar €2 commemorative coin will go on sale through its online shop from Monday, 9 November 2026, with sales opening at 9am via a virtual waiting-room system.
The coin itself is not new. The Croatian National Bank put it into general circulation back on 21 September 2026 as part of the Croatian Cities commemorative series. What's on offer next month is the collectable edition: a blister-packaged version at €18, designed for display, and a proof edition at €32 with specially finished surfaces, a presentation box and a numbered certificate. To spread the stock around, buyers are limited to three coins per delivery address.
The design, by academic sculptor Duje Matetić, pairs two images that instantly say Vukovar. The city's Water Tower appears with the Croatian flag flying at its top — a nod to the city's resilience and its place in the country's collective memory — while the Danube River curves beneath it, reflecting Vukovar's position on the river and its long trading history. Even for people who have never visited eastern Croatia, the tower-with-flag image is instantly recognisable.
For travellers, the coin is a nice excuse to think beyond Dubrovnik and Split. Vukovar sits where the Danube meets the Vuka river in Croatia's eastern Slavonia region, an area most visitors still skip. The Water Tower itself is the city's defining landmark, scarred during the 1991 siege and now preserved as a memorial, while the riverfront makes for an easy, unhurried walk. It's a genuinely different side of Croatia — flat, quiet and far from the Adriatic crowds — and the coin's popularity shows the city resonates well beyond its borders.
If you're a collector, set an alarm for 9am on 9 November and be ready for the waiting room; popular commemorative releases like this tend to sell through quickly, and the three-per-address cap means no bulk buying. If you're a traveller, it's simply a small, affordable souvenir of a city worth adding to a Danube itinerary.
