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1000 Yugoslav dinar

Yugoslavia 1981 1946_1989 VF P-92c Needs review ✦ AI 90%
Front · IMG_7489.HEIC cropped
Back · IMG_7490.HEIC cropped
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Identity

Where & when

Country Yugoslavia
Currency Yugoslav dinar
Denomination 1000
Series name
Series year
Issue year 1981
Era 1946_1989
Legal status demonetized
Predecessor currency
Successor currency Yugoslav dinar (1992 reform)
Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait Young peasant woman
Reverse subject Port of Rijeka
Watermark Young woman's portrait in clear field
Color palette #d4c5a8,#8b7355,#2f2f2f
Themes agriculture,industry,transport
Language / script Cyrillic,Latin

Front: Portrait of a young peasant woman representing the working people of Yugoslavia, a recurring motif on Yugoslav banknotes symbolizing the socialist ideal of labor and agricultural productivity. The background depicts agricultural scenes with grape harvest, vineyards, a riverboat on the Danube, and rural landscapes, emphasizing Yugoslavia's agricultural economy. The note is trilingual (Serbian Cyrillic, Latin, and Macedonian Cyrillic) reflecting the multinational character of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Date printed: 4.XI.1981 (November 4, 1981), issued under the governorship during the post-Tito period.

Back: Port of Rijeka (Rijeka Harbor), Yugoslavia's principal seaport on the Adriatic Sea in Croatia. The scene shows cargo ships, cranes, and port infrastructure, symbolizing Yugoslavia's maritime trade and industrial capacity. Rijeka was the largest cargo port in Yugoslavia and a vital gateway for the country's exports and imports during the socialist era. Date printed: 19.XII.1974 (December 19, 1974), indicating this is an earlier plate design still in use for the 1981 printing.

Production

How it was made

Issuer National Bank of Yugoslavia
Issuer (native) Народна банка Југославије
Printer
Engraver
Material paper
Dimensions (mm) 165x80

Signatures: Zamjenik guvernera: (signature visible); Guverner: (signature visible)

Security features: microprint,intaglio,watermark

Geography

Where in the world

Geography unknown for Yugoslavia.

The story

Background & history

This 1000 dinara note was issued by the National Bank of Yugoslavia on November 4, 1981, during the period following Josip Broz Tito's death in May 1980. The note belongs to a series issued between 1978 and 1981, characterized by themes of labor, agriculture, and industry reflecting socialist Yugoslavia's economic priorities. The trilingual inscriptions (Serbian Cyrillic, Latin script, and Macedonian Cyrillic) represent the country's complex federal structure comprising six republics and two autonomous provinces. The back plate is dated December 19, 1974, indicating reuse of earlier printing plates. Yugoslavia experienced increasing inflation throughout the 1980s, and the dinar underwent several reforms before the country's dissolution in 1992. This note was demonetized following the breakup of Yugoslavia and the establishment of successor states with independent currencies.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # 92c
Krause ID
Rarity tier common
Series range 1978–1981
Provenance

How it came to me

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Currency
Condition
Grade VF
Serial number DV2112995
Serial prefix DV

Note shows moderate circulation wear with visible creases and slight discoloration. Paper integrity intact with no tears.

Valuation

What it's worth now

$2–$8
Type default range $2–$8
Valuation history (1)
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History & extractions

AI extractions (1)
anthropic · claude-sonnet-4-5 2026-05-10 07:44:49
status: ok · step 1 · $0.0412 · 7399↓ + 1270↑ tokens
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