Catalog
50 Deni
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Engraver(s) | Biljana Unkovska |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a Ohrid trout or lake gull in graceful flight over stylized water, rendered in fine relief with detailed wing feathering. Additional birds are suggested in the background field above the water surface. The Cyrillic legend РЕПУБЛИКА МАКЕДОНИЈА curves along the upper periphery, while the date 1993 appears in the lower exergual area. The coin's border is defined by a continuous ring of raised beads. |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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North Macedonia's 1993 coinage series — including this 50 Deni — represents the first independent issues of a state that had declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 but spent years in diplomatic limbo, blocked from UN membership until 1993 under the provisional name "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" due to Greece's objection to the name "Macedonia." The coins were struck before that dispute was resolved, meaning the issuing authority on early pieces predates full international recognition.