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500 dinara Yugoslav dinar

Yugoslavia 1981 1946_1989 VF P-92a Needs review ✦ AI 90%
Front · IMG_7487.HEIC cropped
Back · IMG_7488.HEIC cropped
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Identity

Where & when

Country Yugoslavia
Currency Yugoslav dinar
Denomination 500 dinara
Series name 1978-1981 series
Series year 1981
Issue year 1981
Era 1946_1989
Legal status demonetized
Predecessor currency
Successor currency New dinar
Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait Yugoslav woman in traditional folk costume
Reverse subject
Watermark Portrait in circular guilloche pattern at left
Color palette #8b7355,#d4c5a9,#4a4a4a
Themes indigenous_culture
Language / script Latin, Cyrillic

Front: A woman in traditional Yugoslav folk costume with distinctive headwear, representing the cultural heritage of the South Slavic peoples. The figure symbolizes the unity and diversity of Yugoslavia's constituent republics and ethnic groups during the socialist federal period. The note displays trilingual text in Latin and Cyrillic scripts (Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Slovenian), reflecting Yugoslavia's multilingual character. Dated 4. XI 1981 (November 4, 1981) and issued in Belgrade (Beograd).

Back: Geometric guilloche patterns and rosettes in the center with denomination 1000 dinara prominently displayed. The text 'Socijalističка Federativna Republika Jugoslavija' (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) appears in multiple scripts. The reverse design features intricate anti-counterfeiting guilloche work typical of Yugoslav banknotes of this era, with denominations repeated in the corners and multilingual inscriptions.

Production

How it was made

Issuer Narodna Banka Jugoslavije
Issuer (native) Народна Банка Југославије
Printer Zavod za izradu novčanica, Beograd
Engraver
Material paper
Dimensions (mm) 172x85

Signatures: Guverner: (signature illegible); Zamjenik Guvernera: (signature illegible)

Security features: microprint, intaglio, guilloche_patterns

Geography

Where in the world

Geography unknown for Yugoslavia.

The story

Background & history

This note belongs to the 1978-1981 series issued by the National Bank of Yugoslavia during the final decade of Josip Broz Tito's rule and the early 1980s period following his death in 1980. The series was printed at the state printing works in Belgrade (Zavod za izradu novčanica). The use of traditional folk costume imagery was a deliberate choice to represent Yugoslav unity through cultural heritage rather than political figures. The 500 dinar denomination was a mid-value note during this period of moderate inflation. The note displays signatures of the Governor and Deputy Governor of the National Bank. This series was replaced during the hyperinflationary period of the late 1980s and early 1990s that preceded Yugoslavia's dissolution. The note was demonetized in 1992 following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # 92a
Krause ID
Rarity tier common
Series range 1978-1981
Provenance

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Condition
Grade VF
Serial number BS1177393
Serial prefix BS

Note shows typical circulation wear with visible creases and folds, slightly worn edges, but overall design remains clear and intact

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$2–$8
Type default range $2–$8
Valuation history (1)
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AI extractions (1)
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status: ok · step 1 · $0.0410 · 7399↓ + 1252↑ tokens
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