Serbia

Serbia is a state in the Balkans; the medieval Serbian kingdom and empire (Dušan, 1346) perished under Ottoman rule, the modern principality arose from the uprisings of 1804–1815, independence came in 1878, a kingdom from 1882 to 1918, then part of Yugoslavia, and since 2006 an independent republic again.

History

Princes and kings of the Obrenović and Karađorđević houses: Milan I (prince 1868, king 1882–1889), Alexander I Obrenović (1889–1903, assassinated), Peter I Karađorđević (1903–1921). After 1918 Peter I headed the Kingdom of SCS; during the Second World War the occupation regime of Nedić issued its own coins in 1942–1943.

Currency and coins

The dinar (1 dinar = 100 para) was introduced in 1868 on the Latin Monetary Union model: silver 1, 2 and 5 dinara (5 dinara = 25 g, .900), gold 10 and 20 dinara (20 dinara = 6.45 g, .900, 1879–1882), copper-nickel 5, 10 and 20 para. Royal issues were struck in Vienna, Birmingham and Paris. Since 2006 the dinar of the National Bank of Serbia, coins in copper-nickel and brass.

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