Catalog
5 Para
| Issuer | Yugoslavia |
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| Year | 1965 |
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| Currency | Hard dinar (1966-1989) |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the numeral 5 above the denomination PARA in Latin script, flanked by stylised olive and oak sprigs that converge at the base and are tied with a ribbon. Six five-pointed stars are arranged in an arc above the denomination, representing the six constituent republics of the federation. The date of issue, 1965, appears in the lower portion of the field beneath the sprigs. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Yugoslavia's small-denomination coinage of the mid-1960s survived largely because the country's self-managed socialist economy, unique among Cold War states, generated enough internal commerce to keep fractional coins in genuine circulation. The 5 para sat at the very bottom of a decimal system introduced after the 1945 dinar reform, itself a tool for wiping out wartime occupation currencies and the wealth held in them.
Aluminium brass was a deliberate choice for low-value Yugoslav coinage of this period — cheaper than the cupro-nickel used on higher denominations, yet durable enough for pocket use in an industrializing economy.