Catalog
100 Denari Dame Gruev, pattern
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Value | 100 Denars (100 денари) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized depiction of the Ilinden Monument (Makedonium) in relief within a beaded circle. The denomination '100' appears prominently in the lower central field, with the legend 'ДЕНАРИ' below it. The date '2 АВГУСТ 2003' is inscribed above the denomination. The circular legend 'СТОЛЕТНА ДРЖАВНОСТ' arcs across the top, and 'РЕПУБЛИКА МАКЕДОНИЈА' arcs across the bottom, all in Cyrillic script. |
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| Reverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Dame Gruev, the Macedonian revolutionary leader, positioned within a beaded circle. The name 'Dame Груев' appears in the field to the right of the portrait. The inscription 'ИЛИНДЕН' is prominently displayed in large Cyrillic letters across the upper portion of the coin, and the centennial dates '1903 - 2003' are inscribed in the lower field beneath the bust. |
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Pattern issues from the National Bank of Macedonia are rarely documented with meaningful production context, and this one is no exception. What is known: Dame Gruev was a founding leader of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization, instrumental in organizing the Ilinden Uprising of August 1903 — exactly a century before this coin's striking. The centennial almost certainly drove the commemorative impulse here.
As a pattern, KM#Pn5 never entered circulation and was almost certainly produced in minimal quantities for official presentation or archival purposes.