Yugoslavia 1978 5000 dinara
This specimen was lot 688 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,200 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Jugoslawien, Republik, 1946-2003. 5000 Dinara 1978. 8. Mittelmeersportspiele in Split. Vorzüglich aus polierter Platte.). (people's republic of Yugoslavia, 1946-2003, five thousand dinara of 1978, eighth Mediterranean Games at Split. Extremely fine from polished dies, Proof.)"
Yugoslavia was originally formed out of the wreckage of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War One. The king of Serbia was given the throne and he and his successors ruled uneasily until the Nazi invasion of 1941. Resistance against the Germans spawned numerous partisan guerilla groups, of which the most successful was the Communist Serbs led by Tito, who went on to head the country after the war. His stature may be measured by the fact that he was one of the few to stand up to Stalin in the fifties. Yugoslavia collapsed into a bloody civil war after his death. This NCLT was part of a series which included KM 74 (gold 2500 dinara), KM 73 (gold 2000 dinara), KM 72 (gold 1500 dinara), KM 71 (400 dinara, silver), KM 70 (silver 350 dinara), KM 69 (silver 300 dinara), KM 68 (silver 250 dinara), KM 67 (silver 200 dinara), KM 66 (silver 150 dinara) and KM 65 (silver 100 dinara).
Recorded mintage: 12,000 proofs.
Specification: 29.50 g, 0.900 fine gold, 38 mm diameter, this specimen 29.62 g.
Catalog reference: KM 75, Schl. 13. Fr-10.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
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