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1 000 000 000 Dinara
| Issuer | Narodna Banka Republike Srpske (National Bank of Republika Srpska) |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Currency | First Dinar (1992-1993) |
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| Obverse description | Orange intaglio on pale blue and light orange underprint; the denomination numeral "1000000000" appears within a guilloche panel at upper left, while a large stylised abstract vignette in orange and pale blue fills the centre field. The coat of arms of Republika Srpska — a double-headed eagle bearing a cross and four Cyrillic С symbols — is positioned at right, flanked by the bank title above and the legend "1000000000 MILIJARDA DINARA" at lower right, with the place and date of issue "BANJA LUKA 1993." at lower left. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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By mid-1993, the Yugoslav successor states were locked in hyperinflationary spirals that made printing presses effectively useless as policy tools. Republika Srpska's monetary arrangements during the war were entangled with the rump Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and this billion-dinar note — issued by the Narodna Banka Republike Srpske but printed at ZIN in Belgrade — reflects that dependence. The political fiction of a separate Republika Srpska central bank coexisted with an almost total reliance on Serbian infrastructure, including the state security printer.
A watermark is the sole security feature, which tells you everything about the note's intended lifespan.