The Krajina dinar ( sr-cyr, Крајина динар) was the

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of the

Republic of Serbian Krajina The Republic of Serbian Krajina or Serb Republic of Krajina ( sh, Република Српска Крајина, italics=no / or РСК / ''RSK'', ), known as the Serbian Krajina ( / ) or simply Krajina, was a self-proclaimed Serb proto-state, ...

between 1992 and 1994.

History

There were three distinct dinars. The first was introduced in 20 July 1992 in parallel with the new

Yugoslav dinar The dinar (Cyrillic script: динар) was the currency of the three Yugoslav states: the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (formerly the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes), the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and the Federal Republic of Yu ...

of that year, to which it was equal. The second dinar replaced the first at a rate of 1 million to one on 1 October 1993, whilst the third replaced the second at a rate of 1

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(10⁹) to one on 1 January 1994. In 1995,

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took control of the region and the

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became the currency. No coins were issued for any of the three dinara.

Banknotes

In 1991, three uniface war loan certificates denominated in 10,000, 20,000, and 50,000 динара (dinara) were prepared, but never issued. Although these resemble banknotes, they are not banknotes. These were followed, on 20 July 1992, by regular type notes for 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 dinars. Later in 1992, notes were issued by the ''Narodna Banka Republike Srpske Krajine'' (National Bank of Republic of Srpska Krajina) in denominations of 10,000 and 50,000 dinars. These were followed by notes for 100,000, 1 million, 5 million, 10 million, 20 million, 50 million, 100 million, 500 million, 1 billion, 5 billion and 10 billion dinars. When the second dinars was introduced later in 1 October 1993, notes were issued in denominations of 5000, 50,000, 100,000, 500,000, 5 million, 100 million, 500 million, 5 billion, 10 billion and 50 billion. On 1 January 1994, the third dinar was issued in denominations of 1000, 10,000, 500,000, 1 million and 10 million dinars.

Abolishment

On 15 February 1994, the "Protocol on the establishment of a single monetary system in the territory of the

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and RSK" and the "Decree on the new dinar" was signed so that the Yugoslav dinar would replace the Krajina dinar and

Republika Srpska dinar The dinar was the currency of the Republika Srpska between 1992 and 1994, during and following the Bosnian War. There were two distinct currencies issued by the National Bank of the Republika Srpska. The first was introduced in 1992 in conjunction ...

entirely.

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{{Serbian minority institutions and organizations in Croatia Currencies of Croatia Currencies of Europe Modern obsolete currencies Republic of Serbian Krajina 1992 establishments in Europe 1995 disestablishments in Europe 1990s economic history 1992 establishments in Croatia

History

Banknotes

Abolishment

See also

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