Yugoslav dinar
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| Yugoslav dinar | |||||
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| User(s) | Yugoslavia | ||||
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| 1/100 | para | ||||
| Symbol | din. and дин. | ||||
| Plural | The language(s) of this currency is of the Slavic languages. There is more than one way to construct plural forms. See article. | ||||
| Coins | 50 para, 1, 2, 5 dinara | ||||
| Banknotes | 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 5000 dinara | ||||
| This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. | |||||
The dinar (Cyrillic script: динар) was the currency of the three Yugoslav states: the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (formerly the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes), the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The dinar was subdivided into 100 para (Cyrillic script: пара).
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[edit] Languages
In the four official languages of Yugoslavia (used on coins and banknotes) before its break up in the early 1990s, the singular and plural forms of dinar were:
| Language | Singular | Plural (2) | Plural (5+) |
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| Croat | dinar | dinara | dinara |
| Macedonian | динар | динари | динари |
| Slovenian | dinar | dinarja | dinarjev |
| Serbian | динар | динара | динара |
Note that plural noun is a complicated topic in Slavic languages. This table only illustrates specified quantity that can be seen on the physical currencies. See plural, grammatical number for more information.
[edit] History
[edit] 1918 dinar, -1941
Until 1918, the dinar was the currency of Serbia. It then became the currency of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, circulating alongside the krone until 1923, with 1 dinar = 4 kronen. In 1931, an exchange rate of 56.4 dinara = 1 U.S. Dollar was set, which changed to 44 dinara in 1933. In 1937, a tourist exchange rate of 250 dinara = 1 British pound was established. In 1941, Yugoslavia was split up, with the dinar remaining currency in Serbia (see Serbian dinar). The kuna was introduced in Croatia and Bosnia-Hercegovina at par with the dinar, whilst the Bulgarian lev, Italian lira and German Reichsmark circulated in those part of Yugoslavia occupied by these countries.
[edit] 1944 dinar, -1965
In 1944, as Yugoslavia began to be reconstituted, the Yugoslav dinar replaced the Serbian dinar, Croatian kuna and other occupation currencies, with the rates of exchanged being 1 Yugoslav dinar = 20 Serbian dinara = 40 kuna. In May 1945, a peg of 50 dinara = 1 U.S. dollar was established but was not maintained.
| Date | Conversion Rate |
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| January 1, 1966 | 100 |
| January 1, 1990 | 10,000 |
| July 1, 1992 | 10 |
| October 1, 1993 | 1,000,000 |
| January 1, 1994 | 1,000,000,000 |
| January 24, 1994 | 12 million |
[edit] 1966 dinar, -1990
On January 1, 1966, the first of five revaluations took place, at a ratio of 100 to 1.
[edit] 1990 dinar, -1992
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The second revaluation took place in January 1, 1990, at a ratio of 10,000 to 1. During this period, the constituent republics began to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. 4 of the 6 republics declared independence and issued their own currencies shortly after. This was the last dinar that bore the coat of arms and the name of the "Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" in multiple languages.
| Country | Currency | Date Adopted | Value |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Dinar | July, 1992 | 1 dinar of 1992 |
| Croatia | Dinar | December 23, 1991 | 1 dinar of 1990 |
| Macedonia | Denar | April 26, 1992 | 1 dinar of 1990 |
| Slovenia | Tolar | October 8, 1991 | 1 dinar of 1990 |
Serbian enclaves in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina also issued currencies in dinar, equivalent to and revalued together with the Yugoslav dinar. These were the Krajina dinar and the Republika Srpska dinar.
[edit] 1992 dinar, -1993
The third revaluation took place on July 1, 1992, at a ratio of 10 to 1. Hyperinflation began to occur during this currency's period of circulation. This dinar was issued in the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which consists of today's Serbia, and Montenegro.
[edit] 1993 dinar
The fourth revaluation took place on October 1, 1993, at a ratio of 1 million to 1. This revaluation did not interrupt the hyperinflation.
[edit] 1994 dinar
The fifth revaluation took place on January 1, 1994, at a ratio of 1 milliard (109) to 1. This currency suffered from the worst hyperinflation of all the dinara and was replaced within one month.
[edit] Novi dinar, 1994-2003
On January 24, 1994, the novi dinar (plural: novih dinara, Cyrillic script: нови динар, нових динара, novi means new) was introduced. This was not a revaluation of the dinar. Instead, the novi dinar was pegged at par to the Deutsche Mark. On the day of the introduction of the novi dinar, the exchange rate of the previous dinar to the Deutsche Mark, and, hence, to the novi dinar, was approximately 1 DM = 13 million dinara. However, on January 26, the exchange rate between the old dinar and the novi dinar was fixed at 12 million old dinar = 1 novi dinar. This rate applied until the end of June when the old dinar was demonetized. The overall impact of the hyperinflation was that 1 novi dinar = 1.2×1027 1966 dinara. The "novi" portion of the name was abandoned in 2000.
[edit] Replacement of the dinar
On November 6, 1999, Montenegro decided that, besides the Yugoslavian dinar, the Deutsche Mark was also an official currency. On November 13, 2000, the dinar was dropped and the Deutsche Mark became the only currency. In 2003, the end of Yugoslavia lead to the dinar, by then only used in Serbia, being replaced at par by the Serbian dinar.
[edit] Coins
[edit] 1918 dinar
In 1920, the first coins were minted in the name of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. They were zinc 5 and 10 para and nickel-bronze 25 para. These were followed, in 1925, by nickel-bronze 50 para, 1 and 2 dinara. From 1931, coins were minted in the name of Yugoslavia, starting with silver 10 and 20 dinara, followed by silver 50 dinara in 1932. In 1938, aluminium-bronze 50 para, 1 and 2 dinara, nickel 10 dinara and reduced size, silver 20 and 50 dinara were introduced. These were the last coins issued before the Second World War.
[edit] 1944 dinar
In 1945, zinc 50 para, 1, 2 and 5 dinara were introduced, followed in 1953 by aluminium coins for the same denominations. In 1955, aluminium-bronze 10, 20 and 50 dinara were added.
[edit] 1966 dinar
In 1966, brass 5, 10, 20 and 50 para, and cupro-nickel 1 dinar coins (dated 1965) were introduced. In 1971, nickel-brass 2 and 5 dinara were introduced, followed by cupro-nickel 10 dinara in 1976. Production of 5, 10 and 20 para coins ceased in 1981, with bronze 25 and 50 para being introduced the following year. Nickel-brass 20, 50 and 100 dinara were introduced in 1985 and production of all coins less than 10 dinara stopped the next year. In 1988, brass 10, 20, 50 and 100 dinara were introduced. These four coins were issued until 1989.
[edit] 1990 dinar
In 1990, coins for 10, 20 and 50 para, 1, 2 and 5 dinara were introduced. The highest two denominations were minted in small numbers in 1992, the other denominations having ceased production in 1991.
[edit] 1992 dinar
Coins were issued for this currency in 1992 in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10 and 50 dinara. The 1, 2 and 5 dinara were brass, whilst the 10 and 50 dinara were nickel-brass. The coins bore the state title "Yugoslavia" (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet and Југославија in Cyrillic) in its simplest form without any modifier.
[edit] 1993 dinar
Coins were issued in 1993 in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 50 and 100 dinara, all struck in nickel-brass. 500 dinara coins were also struck but not issued, most being remelted. The design of these coins is similar to that of coins of the 1992 dinar, except that the 1993 dinar coins bore the state title "FR Yugoslavia" (SR Jugoslavija in Latin and СР Југославија in Cyrillic).
[edit] 1994 dinar
Only one coin type was struck for this short-lived currency, a brass 1 dinar.
[edit] Novi dinar
In 1994, brass 1 and 5 para, and nickel-brass 10 and 50 para, and 1 novi dinar were introduced. In 2000 the word novi was dropped from the currency and new, brass 50 para, 1, 2 and 5 dinara coins were introduced.
[edit] Banknotes
[edit] 1918 dinar
In 1920, the National Bank of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes issued notes for 10, 100 and 1000 dinara. Following the change of the country's name to Yugoslavia in 1929, modified 10 and 100 dinara notes were issued, followed by new 1000 dinara notes in 1931 and 500 dinara notes in 1935.
[edit] 1944 dinar
In 1944, the Democratic Federation of Yugoslavia issued notes for 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 dinara. These were followed in 1946 by notes of the National Bank of the Federal People's Republic for 50, 100, 500 and 1000 dinara. 5000 dinara notes were introduced in 1950.
[edit] 1966 dinar
In 1966, banknotes (dated 1965) were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 50 and 100 dinara. 500 dinara notes were added in 1970, followed by 20 and 1000 dinara in 1974.
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5 dinar | 123 x 59 mm | Green | Woman with sickle | Indication of value | 1968 |
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10 dinar | 131 x 62 mm | Brown | Arif Heralić | 1968 | |
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20 dinar | 139 x 65 mm | Violet | Ship dockside | 1974 | |
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50 dinar | 140 x 66 mm | Blue | Relief by Ivan Meštrović at the Parliament building in Belgrade | 1968 | |
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100 dinar | 148 x 70 mm | Red | The Monument of Peace by Antun Augustinčić (1900 – 1979) in New York in front of the main UN building. | 1965 | |
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500 dinar | 156 x 74 mm | Dark green | Statue of Nikola Tesla (in the Niagara Falls State Park) by Frano Kršinić; background: the spiral coil of his high-frequency transformer at East Houston Street, New York | 1970 | |
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1000 dinar | 164 x 78 mm | Dark blue | Woman with fruits | 1974 | |
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In 1985, a new series of notes began with the introduction of 5000 dinara notes featuring Tito. These were followed by 20,000 dinara in 1987, 50,000 in 1988 and 100,000, 500,000, 1 million and 2 million dinara in 1989.
[edit] 1990 dinar
In 1990, notes were introduced for 10, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 dinara, some of which had designs very similar to those used for the corresponding notes of the previous currency. In 1991, 5000 dinara notes were added.
[edit] 1992 dinar
In 1992, notes for 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10,000 and 50,000 dinara were introduced. Again, designs modified from the previous series of notes were used but this time not in order that notes of equal value had similar designs. In 1993, higher value notes were introduced for 100,000, 500,000, 1 million, 5 million, 10 million, 50 million, 100 million, 500 million, 1 milliard and 10 milliard dinara.
[edit] 1993 dinar
Banknotes for this currency were issued in denominations of 5000, 10,000, 50,000, 500,000, 5 million, 50 million, 500 million, 5 milliard, 50 milliard and 500 milliard. The unusual sequence of denominations was caused by the hyperinflation Yugoslavia was suffering from.
[edit] 1994 dinar
In January, 1994, notes were issued for 10, 100, 1000, 5000, 50,000, 500,000 and 10 million dinara.
[edit] Novi dinar
On January 24, 1994, notes were introduced for 1, 5 and 10 novih dinara. A second series of notes was introduced later in the year for 5, 10 and 20 novih dinara, with 50 and 100 novih dinara notes added in 1996. In 2000, new notes without the word "novih" were issued in denominations of 10, 20, 50 and 100 dinara. 200, 500 and 1000 dinara notes were introduced in 2001, followed by 5000 dinara in 2002.
[edit] See also
- Serbian dinar
- Hyperinflation
- Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Economy of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Alija Sirotanović
[edit] References
- Chester L. Krause & Clifford Mishler (1991). in Colin R. Bruce II: Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1801-1991, 18th ed., Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-150-1.
- Albert Pick (1994). in Neil Shafer & Colin R. Bruce II: Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, General Issues, 7th ed., Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-207-9.
- Albert Pick (1996). in Neil Shafer, George S. Cuhaj, Colin R. Bruce II (editors): Standard Catalog of World Paper Money: General Issues to 1960, 8th ed., Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-469-1.
[edit] External links
- Don's World Coin Gallery - Yugoslavia
- Ron Wise's World Paper Money - Yugoslavia Mirror site
- The Global History of Currencies - Serbia and Yugoslavia
- Global Financial Data currency histories table
- The National Bank of Serbia
- http://www.svastara.com/razno/novcanice/
- BBC News: Montenegro drops Yugoslav dinar
- http://www.rogershermansociety.com/yugoslavia.htm
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| Circulating | Algerian dinar · Bahraini dinar · Iraqi dinar · Jordanian dinar · Kelantanese dinar (unofficial) · Kuwaiti dinar · Libyan dinar · Macedonian denar · Serbian dinar · Tunisian dinar |
| Obsolete | Abu Dhabi dinar · Bosnia and Herzegovina dinar · Croatian dinar · French denier · Krajina dinar · Portuguese dinheiro · Republika Srpska dinar · South Arabian dinar · South Yemeni dinar · Spanish dinero · Sudanese dinar · Yugoslav dinar |
| As subunit | Iranian rial |
| See also | Andorran diner · E-dinar · Islamic gold dinar · Swiss dinar |
