View source for Yugoslavia 1968-NI 20 dinara

[[Image:Yugoslavia H3081-31281a.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3081, part of lot 31281]]
[[Image:Yugoslavia H3081-31281b.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]

This specimen was part of lot 31281 in Heritage sale 3081 (New York, January 2020), which sold for $6,300. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Yugoslavia]]: Socialist Republic 6-Piece Uncertified gold & silver "25th Anniversary" Proof Set 1968, 1) 20 Dinara; 2) 50 Dinara, KM 50; 3) gold 100 Dinara, KM 51; 4) gold 200 Dinara, KM52; 5) gold 500 Dinara, KM 53; 6) gold 1000 Dinara, KM 54; KM-PS1. A gratifying anniversary set including nicely toned silver issues, each coin included displaying a sharp cameo contrast. Sold with original case of issue and COA #1798. Total AGW approx. 4.073 oz." 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 49 (silver 20 dinara, shown here), [[Yugoslavia 1968-NI 50 dinara|KM 50]] (50 dinara, silver), [[Yugoslavia 1968-NI 100 dinara|KM 51]] (gold 100 dinara), [[Yugoslavia 1968-NI 200 dinara|KM 52]] (gold 200 dinara), [[Yugoslavia 1968-NI 500 dinara|KM 53]] (gold 500 dinara) and [[Yugoslavia 1968-NI 1000 dinara|KM 54]] (gold 1000 dinara).

''Recorded mintage:'' 100,000.

''Specification:'' 9 g, 0.925 fine silver, 28 mm diameter. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 49. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3081, featuring the Caranett Collection,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019. 

''Link to:''
* [[Yugoslavia 1945 5 dinara|1945 5 dinara, zinc]]
* [[Yugoslavia 1968-NI 50 dinara|1968-NI 50 dinara, 25th anniversary of the republic]]
* [[Yugoslavia 1968-NI 100 dinara|1968-NI 100 dinara, 25th anniversary of the republic]]
* [[Yugoslavia 1968-NI 200 dinara|1968-NI 200 dinara, 25th anniversary of the republic]]
* [[Yugoslavia 1968-NI 500 dinara|1968-NI 500 dinara, 25th anniversary of the republic]]
* [[Yugoslavia 1968-NI 1000 dinara|1968-NI 1000 dinara, 25th anniversary of the republic]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1968]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3081]]