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5 Para
| Issuer | Kingdom of Serbia |
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| Year | 1883-1917 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1868-1918) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Serbian royal coat of arms at centre: a double-headed eagle displayed, with wings spread, surmounted by a royal crown above both heads. Upon the eagle's breast is a quartered shield bearing the Serbian cross with four firesteels (ocila). The entire device is rendered in relief against a plain field and enclosed by a continuous beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the large numeral '5' prominently displayed in the centre field, with the Cyrillic denomination legend 'ПАРА' inscribed below. The circular legend 'КРАЉЕВИНА СРБИЈА' (Kingdom of Serbia) arcs around the upper portion, with the date of issue appearing to the right. Two small decorative stars flank the lower legend. The entire design is enclosed by a beaded border. |
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Serbia's shift to copper-nickel for small denomination coinage in 1883 followed the country's formal recognition as an independent kingdom the previous year — the coins were as much a declaration of statehood as they were pocket change. Production ran through multiple reigns, from Milan I through Peter I, with the type surviving well into the First World War despite Serbia suffering one of the most catastrophic per-capita military losses of any belligerent nation.
The long date range masks significant gaps in actual striking. Austrian occupation from late 1915 disrupted domestic minting entirely.