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1000 Denari
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia |
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| Year | 2003-2016 |
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| Reference(s) | P#22 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed intaglio engraving of the triple-arched colonnade interior of St. Sophia's Church in Ohrid, rendered in olive-green and brown tones against a fine guilloche background, with the large denomination numeral "1000" in the lower centre. A medieval bird-shaped ewer vignette appears to the right of the architectural scene, flanked by diagonal colour-shift lines in red and blue; the Vergina Star watermark device is visible on the unprinted margin to the right. |
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| Variants | P#22a - 1-2003 P#22b - 1-2009 P#22c - 10-2013 P#22d - 12-2016 |
| Comments |
Macedonia's 1000 Denar note occupies an interesting position in the series: the denar itself was introduced in 1992 following the country's secession from Yugoslavia, replacing the Yugoslav dinar at par but effectively insulating the new state from the hyperinflationary collapse already consuming the rump federation. By 2003, when this issue entered circulation, the National Bank had accumulated nearly a decade of monetary policy independence — an unusually stable foundation for a post-Yugoslav successor state.
The long production window, 2003 to 2016, suggests multiple print runs with potentially minor variation in security feature specifications, though no major redesign separated the series. Collectors working this note should check thread placement carefully across dates.