Serbia 1879 2 dinara
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This specimen was lot 39664 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "SERBIA. 2 Dinara, 1879. Vienna Mint. Milan Obrenovic IV. PCGS AU-53." This type was struck 1879 only but is common in circulated condition. It was struck to the module of a French two francs. The next two dinara is dated 1897. The kingdom, fully independent only in 1878, lasted only until World War One, when it was occupied by the Austrians. After the war, it was reconstituted as Yugoslavia.
Recorded mintage: 750,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 10 g, 0.835 fine silver, 27 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-11.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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