Republika Srpska Dinar

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The Republika Srpska Dinar was the currency of the Republika Srpska between 1992 and 1998, during and after the Bosnian War . It is not identical to the Serbian dinar , which includes numerous currencies from medieval Serbia (from 1459) to the present day and which today means the current currency, but is the historical currency of the approximately seven-year "intermediate state". There is no consistent translation into German , as Dinar Republike Srpske (Dinar of the Republika Srpska) can refer to both the historical and the present-day republic.

history

The dinar circulated in the areas controlled by the Army of the Republika Srpska . Territories occupied by Croatian troops used the Croatian kuna . The Bosnian dinar was used in areas controlled by Bosnian government forces.

Two different series have been introduced by the National Bank of the Republika Srpska. The first was introduced in 1992 and was equivalent to the Yugoslav dinar in value and appearance .

On October 1, 1993, the second series was introduced. It replaced the first at a million to one ratio. This adjusted the currency to the Yugoslav dinar again. As a result, the Yugoslav dinar (first the 1994 dinar and later the Novi dinar ) was used in parallel until 1998. It was replaced by the convertible mark as the national currency around 2½ years after the Dayton Treaty .

No coins were issued for either series.

Banknotes

The first series of banknotes was issued in 1992. The coat of arms of Serbia and the value of the dinar in Cyrillic was used. There were banknotes with the following value:

  • 10 dinars
  • 50 dinars
  • 100 dinars
  • 500 dinars
  • 1,000 dinars
  • 5,000 dinars
  • 10,000 dinars
  • 50,000 dinars
  • 100,000 dinars
  • 1,000,000 dinars
  • 5,000,000 dinars
  • 10,000,000 dinars
  • 50,000,000 dinars
  • 100,000,000 dinars
  • 1,000,000,000 dinars
  • 10,000,000,000 dinars

On the second series, a portrait of Petar Kočić was used on the front and the coat of arms of Serbia on the back. All banknotes in this series are the same size of 130 × 58 mm. The only security feature was the watermark. There were banknotes with the following value:

  • 5,000 dinars
  • 50,000 dinars
  • 100,000 dinars
  • 1,000,000 dinars
  • 5,000,000 dinars
  • 100,000,000 dinars
  • 500,000,000 dinars
  • 10,000,000,000 dinars
  • 50,000,000,000 dinars

See also

credentials

  • George S. Cuhaj: Standard Catalog of World Paper Money - Modern Issues: 1961-Present (2013). 18th edition. Krause Publications, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4402-2956-5 .