Catalog
10 Lir Yugoslav partisans, first issue
| Issuer | Denarni Zavod Slovenije (Monetary Institute of Slovenia) |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Typographed note in dark red on cream paper, with a decorative guilloche border framing the entire face. The issuer's name DENARNI ZAVOD SLOVENIJE arcs across the top, with the denomination numeral 10 in cartouches at each corner. The centre carries a multi-line text pledge of redemption in Slovenian, with DESET LIR in bold letterpress as the principal denomination inscription, flanked by a rosette guilloche underprint. Two manuscript signatures appear below, captioned BLAGAJNIK and PREDSEDNIK, accompanied by an official circular stamp. |
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| Obverse lettering | DENARNI ZAVOD SLOVENIJE PRI PREDSEDSTVU SNOS PLAČA OB IZDAJI ENOTNEGA DRŽAVNEGA DENARJA DONOSITELJU TEGA BONA DESET LIR V TAKRATNI DRŽAVNI VALUTI BLAGAJNIK: PREDSEDNIK: |
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The Denarni Zavod Slovenije was established by the Liberation Front of Slovenia in 1944 to fund partisan operations and assert economic authority in liberated territory — a direct challenge to both Italian occupation scrip and the collaborationist Rupnik regime's currency. These notes were printed clandestinely in the forests of Goteniški Snežnik, one of the few partisan-controlled zones with enough stability to operate a functional press.
The Triglav Tiskarna was a genuinely underground operation, not a euphemism — printing took place in forest conditions under constant threat of German and domobranci sweeps. Paper supply was irregular, and the first issue shows corresponding inconsistencies in stock quality across surviving examples.