20 Litara diesel fuel coupon

Yugoslavia periodically introduced rationed fuel coupons during periods of acute foreign currency shortage, when the state could not secure sufficient petroleum imports at market prices. These coupons functioned as a parallel allocation mechanism, distributed through employers and local councils rather than purchased outright — meaning they circulated informally, were traded, and often fetched a premium over face value on the grey market.

The 20-liter denomination covered a meaningful fill for the small-displacement vehicles common in Yugoslav consumer culture, making it one of the more practically useful coupon units in daily life.