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1.000 Dinara
| Issuer | Narodna Banka Jugoslavije / National Bank of Yugoslavia |
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| Year | 1983 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | A cheque (dinar cheque) issued by the National Bank of Yugoslavia, printed on light tan paper with a central guilloche vignette framing the large numeral '1000' flanked by 'ДИНАРА / DINARJEV' to the left and 'DINARA / ДИНАРИ' to the right. The upper portion bears the issuer's name in four languages — Serbian Cyrillic, Serbian Latin, Macedonian, French, and English — while the lower portion carries bilingual text confirming the cheque's legal tender status, unlimited validity, and a serial number in red at the foot. A handwritten date of issue (22.VI.1983), a governor's signature, and stamp impressions appear in the lower right area. |
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| Obverse lettering | НАРОДНА БАНКА ЈУГОСЛАВИЈЕ · NARODNA BANKA JUGOSLAVIJE · НАРОДНА БАНКА НА ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА NATIONAL BANK OF YUGOSLAVIA · BANQUE NATIONALE DE YOUGOSLAVIE ЧЕК НА ДИНАРЕ · DINARSKI ČEK · ЧЕК НА ДИНАРИ CHEQUE DRAWN IN DINARS · CHÈQUE EN DINARS ДИНАРА / DINARJEV / DINARA / ДИНАРИ 1000 ОДБИЈАЊЕ ОВОГ ЧЕКА КАО ЗАКОНСКОГ СРЕДСТВА ПЛАЋАЊА КАЖЊИВО ЈЕ ПО ЗАКОНУ РОК ВАЖЕЊА ЧЕКА НИЈЕ ОГРАНИЧЕН / VALIDITY OF THE CHEQUE IS NOT LIMITED / LA VALIDITÉ DU CHÈQUE EST ILLIMITÉE СЕОГРАД · BEOGRAD · BELGRADE 1. 1. 1983 ДАТУМ ИЗДАВАЊА / DATE OF ISSUE ГУВЕРНЕР · GOUVERNER ПОТПИС / PECAT ФАЛСИФИКОВАЊЕ СЕ КАЖЊАВА ПО ЗАКОНУ · FORGERY IS PUNISHABLE BY LAW |
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By 1983, Yugoslav inflation was accelerating sharply enough that a 1,000-dinar note — worth roughly a few dollars at official rates — was already losing practical value faster than the ink could dry. The Socialist Federal Republic was running structural trade deficits and servicing foreign debt with borrowed time; this denomination, substantial on paper, reflected a monetary system under genuine strain rather than prosperity.
ZIN in Belgrade had been the republic's sole security printer since the postwar period, giving it a monopoly on all Yugoslav banknote production. No outside contractor, no split print runs.