Catalog
5 Dinara
| Issuer | National Bank of Yugoslavia |
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| Year | 1990-1992 |
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| Currency | Convertible Dinar (1990-1992) |
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| Obverse description | The state coat of arms of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is depicted in the centre of the obverse, consisting of a wreath of wheat sheaves bound at the base by a ribbon bearing the date 29·XI·1943, encircling a torch with an open flame. A five-pointed socialist star surmounts the device. The bilingual legend arcs around the periphery, reading in Cyrillic in the upper half and in Latin script in the lower half, both separated by dot stops, all within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '5' dominates the central field of the reverse in bold relief. A circular legend composed of the denomination in four languages — Cyrillic, Serbian/Croatian Latin, Slovenian, and Macedonian Cyrillic — reads continuously around the inner border, separated by raised dot stops. The mint year appears at the base of the coin, flanked by dots, all contained within a beaded outer border. |
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By 1990, Yugoslavia was fracturing beyond repair — Slovenia and Croatia would declare independence in June 1991, followed by a constitutional crisis that rendered federal monetary authority increasingly fictitious. These coins were being struck and circulated even as the dinar itself was sliding toward the hyperinflationary collapse that would eventually produce the 500 billion dinar note of 1993. Nickel brass was a deliberate cost-cutting substitution, the earlier alloy composition having become too expensive relative to face value.