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5 Dinara
| Issuer | Serbia |
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| Year | 1876 |
| Type | Non-circulating banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries four engraved portrait vignettes of the Obrenović dynasty arranged symmetrically: Prince Miloš Obrenović at top, Princess Ljubica at bottom, Prince Mihailo Obrenović at left, and Prince Milan Obrenović at right. The denomination numeral '5' appears in the left and right margins, with the printer's imprint 'L. DUMONT PARIS' at centre. |
| Reverse lettering | 5 L. DUMONT PARIS 5 |
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Serbia's first paper currency series, of which this is the 5 Dinara denomination, was authorized under the Law on Paper Money of January 1876 — a direct consequence of the fiscal strain preceding the Serbian-Ottoman wars of that year. The government needed circulating medium quickly, and Paris was the practical choice: Serbian minting and printing infrastructure was not yet capable of producing secure banknotes domestically.
Public reception was cold. A population that had operated on Ottoman and Austrian coinage for generations treated paper money with open skepticism, and significant quantities were hoarded or refused outright rather than passed in trade. Circulated survivors are correspondingly scarce.