Montenegro struck this coin in the final months of its existence as an independent kingdom. The Balkan Wars of 1912–13 had just redrew the region's borders, and Nicholas I — who had declared himself king only in 1910 — was presiding over a state that would cease to exist within a few years, absorbed into the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes following World War I. The 1913–14 dating reflects a two-year issue window that was cut short by history rather than by any minting decision.
Montenegro struck this coin in the final months of its existence as an independent kingdom. The Balkan Wars of 1912–13 had just redrew the region's borders, and Nicholas I — who had declared himself king only in 1910 — was presiding over a state that would cease to exist within a few years, absorbed into the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes following World War I. The 1913–14 dating reflects a two-year issue window that was cut short by history rather than by any minting decision.