Catalog
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
| Issuer | Narodna Banka Bosne i Hercegovine - handstamped by the cities of Travnik and Sarajevo |
|---|---|
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | 145 x 72 mm |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | NARODNA BANKA BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE НАРОДНА БАНКА БОСНЕ И ХЕРЦЕГОВИНЕ PEDESET DINARA ПЕДЕСЕТ ДИНАРА 1. JULI / SRPANJ 1992 |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | REPUBLIKA BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA РЕПУБЛИКА БОСНА И ХЕРЦЕГОВИНА PEDESET DINARA ПЕДЕСЕТ ДИНАРА 50 |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
Bosnia's 1992–1993 monetary situation was chaotic even by wartime standards. After independence, the new state initially continued circulating Yugoslav dinara, then Yugoslav successor notes — and when those became unavailable or unacceptable, the Narodna Banka Bosne i Hercegovine issued its own dinara on whatever printing infrastructure could be secured. The handstamps from Travnik and Sarajevo reflect a fractured administrative reality: the central bank could not guarantee uniform supply across territory divided by active front lines, so regional authorities validated notes locally.
Travnik-stamped examples are considerably scarcer. That city served briefly as a wartime administrative center for Bosniak authorities before Sarajevo reasserted institutional primacy.