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| Issuer | Narodna Banka Jugoslavije (National Bank of Yugoslavia) |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse lettering | SFR JUGOSLAVIA СФР ЈУГОСΛΑΒИЈА 100000 CTO ХИЉАΔА ΔИНАРА . STO TISUCA DINARA STO TISOC DINARJEV . СТО ИΛЈАΔИ ΔИНАРИ (Translation: SFR JUGOSLAVIA 100000 ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DINAR) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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| Comments |
Yugoslavia's hyperinflation of 1989 was severe enough that this 100,000 dinar note — the highest denomination in circulation when issued — was already inadequate within months. The National Bank redenominated at a ratio of 10,000 to 1 in January 1990, effectively erasing five zeros overnight and rendering the entire series obsolete almost immediately after issue.
Dragiša Andrić handling both design and engraving in-house at ZIN was not unusual for the period, but the compressed production timeline under inflationary pressure left the series with minimal security features — the watermark being essentially the only counterfeit deterrent on a note that briefly represented significant purchasing power.