In the world of numismatics, where money is studied not only as a medium of exchange but also as an object of cultural and historical value, the linguistic characteristics of money play a significant role; the inscriptions on the money; the script used; the language; and the official name of the money itself. Thus, in numismatics
Rest in peace in your beloved „stari kraj“ – from the coffin of Mario Puratić (1) Few nations in the world have more members and their descendants living outside their homeland than within it. One such nation is Croatia. This is a story about the poor, painful, and difficult destiny of generations
A man from Brač who indebted the world and the Canadian 5-dollar banknote Read more »
In the opinion of many numismatists and collectors, the 100-perper banknote from 1912 represents the „Holy Grail“ of numismatics in the territory of the former Yugoslavia and as such is the subject of many unfulfilled (or fulfilled) desires. These banknotes are extremely difficult to come by, given that they are extremely rare. They can still somehow
Throughout the entire history of Yugoslav money, the 25 para banknote from 1921 represents the smallest paper money denomination ever issued by pre-war Yugoslavia (Kingdom of SCS). The amount of 25 para at that time was equal to a quarter of a dinar. The decision to produce this banknote was made on March 3, 1921.
The smallest banknote of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes: 25 paras from 1921. Read more »
Following the „wartime“ series of banknotes of the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia dated 1944, the first „peacetime“ emission dated 1946 followed. In the meantime, the country changed its name to the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and turned to new social themes; the establishment of the new political order, socialism, labor, reconstruction. Accordingly, and
Banknote overview: Yugoslavia 100 Dinars 1946. Blacksmith, mower and fisherman Read more »
Following the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy after October 29, 1918, the banknotes of the Austro-Hungarian Bank remained in circulation in the successor states, in the Kingdom of SCS some even until 1922. In January 1919, the Kingdom of SCS carried out the first nostrification of the found banknotes, prescribing the stamping only of those banknotes issued until
Most people who are involved in numismatics in a certain way are not clear about the procedure of manufacturing, i.e., printing banknotes. In this article, you have the opportunity to get a better idea of that, and also to get acquainted with the numbering scheme of the 1000 Kuna banknotes of the Independent State of Croatia from 1941. Beginning
In today's video, for the first time, we have a guest, and not just any guest. We spoke with Vedran Krušelj, one of the few numismatic researchers in Croatia today. Colleage Krušelj has been working for a long time on a book about the banknotes of the Independent State of Croatia, which, it seems,
Inflation, devaluation, and the general decline in the value of money have recently become current topics again. We can say that this phenomenon has shocked today's generations and they still cannot recover, wondering how something like this is possible? Especially in the 21st century and in
From the HRT Archive: Inflation and the Devaluation of the Dinar in Socialist Yugoslavia Read more »
Banknotes of the National Bank of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia – wartime monetary reserves (banknotes “for the needs of national defense” and “for completely extraordinary needs”) The money of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1929 – 1941, just like any other money in the past and today, sends many symbolic messages on multiple levels. By reading them
The National Bank of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia had produced, but never put into circulation, as many as 16 types of paper banknotes, which today are a great rarity and a true treat in the collector's world. The banknotes, about which there is not a single piece of data in official literature except for images, can
New insights into the appearance of unissued paper banknotes of the FPR Yugoslavia Read more »
The main motif on modern Croatian banknotes is reserved exclusively for prominent and significant individuals from Croatia's long history, but an earlier period in numismatics artistically records the rich tradition and heritage of folk/national clothing in Slavonia on its banknotes. These ethnographic motifs of Slavonia are present on
One of the most famous banknotes of the former shared state is the 20,000 dinar banknote from 1987, which features the image of a miner. That miner is remembered by practically everyone whose memory reaches back to the final years of the SFR Yugoslavia. Most people will say about that banknote that
Although some expressed doubt about the existence of the 1939 500-dinar banknote of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia without an overprint, for which there is a valid reason, indirect evidence has recently emerged that this banknote does exist. Colleague Marko Miletić from Belgrade managed to obtain a photocopy of this
The 500 dinars 1939 without overprint actually exists(?) Read more »
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