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100 Perpera - Nikola I
| Issuer | Montenegro |
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| Year | 1910 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | НИКОЛА I Б. М. КЊАЗ И ГОСПОДАР ЦРНЕ ГОРЕ SS (Translation: Nicholas I Prince and Ruler of Montenegro) |
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| Edge | Lettered |
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Struck to commemorate Nikola I's proclamation of Montenegro as a kingdom in August 1910, after he had ruled as prince since 1860. The 100 Perpera was the highest denomination in a commemorative gold series issued for the occasion — a deliberate act of prestige coinage from a state that had virtually no domestic minting tradition and contracted the work to Vienna.
Nikola's elevation from prince to king was partly a response to Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1908, which reshuffled Balkan power calculations and prompted several regional rulers to upgrade their titles. Mintages were low and most pieces were distributed as diplomatic gifts rather than released to commerce.