Yugoslavia 1925(b) 50 para
This specimen was lot 3360 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $78. The catalog description[1] noted, "YUGOSLAVIA: Alexander I, 1921-1934, 50 para, Brussels Mint, 1925, KM-4, a superb example, PCGS graded MS65." Yugoslavia was formed after World War One from the wreckage of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and given to Peter of Serbia to rule. He crowned himself king of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, which title was changed to king of Yugoslavia by Alexander I in 1929, after this coin was issued. It was struck at Brussels (shown here) and Poissy, France (thunderbolt mintmark). The monarchy collapsed under Nazi occupation and the country was reformed as a people's republic under Josip Tito after World War Two.
Recorded mintage: 24,500,000 at Brussels plus 25,000,000 at Poissy.
Specifications: 2.5 g, copper-nickel, 18 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Henri-Auguste Patey.
Catalog reference: KM-5.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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