OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE Nebraska Numismatic Association ORGANIZED MCMLVI OMAHA COIN CLUB HOSTS THE ANNUAL NTCA NATIONAL TOKEN AND MEDAL SHOW Labor Day Weekend Holiday Inn's Ford Hall 1-80 (Grover St) & 72 St. OMAHA, NEBRASKA SATURDAY Sept. 3, 2005 9:00 AM to 5:00PM SUNDAY Sept. 4, 2005 9:00AM to 2:00PM BUY SELL TRADE A Jit TOKENS ♦x- MEDALS EXONUMIA Show Information:, Room Information Chuck Berger Ph:402/571-5758 Please Contact the cberger199(gcox.net do Omaha Com Club Holiday Inn Convention Center POBox 82 Ph; 402/393-3950 Omaha,NE 68101-0082 FREE ADMISSION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC COINHUSKER Nebraska Numismalic Association January 2005 In This Issue From the President Page 2 N.N.A. 2005 Convention Page 3 N.N.A. Club News Page 4 History of Money in Serbia, Montenegro and Yugolslavia Page 6 Westward Journey Nickel Series - 2005 Designs Page 10 Calendar Page 12 Fremont Coin Club Wooden Nickel Page 12 COIN HUSKER is the publication of the Nebraska Numismatic Association. 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It is hard to believe another year has past. The hobby is humming right along. Bullion is on the rise. Some more new coin designs for 2005. The 50 State Quarter Program will issue Kansas Quarters in January, Oregon in February, Minnesota in June, and California in September. Plus, two new reverse designs and a new obverse design for the Jefferson Nickels, see the article on page 10. Please read the Nebraska Numismatic Association Club News on page 4, there is a lot important items to consider. Your President, Buzz Rumbaugh 2 . NEBRASKA NUMISMATIC ASSOC. 50‘" ANNIVERSARY STATE SHOW Lincoln Coin Club 54"’ Annual Show COINS, TOKE\S, MEDALS, PAPER MONEY, EXONUMIA ^ FREE ADMISSION-OPEN TO THE PUBLIC f- April 16-17, 2005 Villager Best Western, Lincoln, NE Street-402/464-9111 (Saturday, 9 am- 5p.m. - Sunday, 9am-4pm) 10 RAFFLE PRIZES-TICKETS AVAILABLE $1 each !!!!!! l" prize - Old Time $5 gold piece w $100 bill (choice) ! 2"" prize - Tenth Ounce US Gold Eagle ! 3'‘'-10"' Prizes - Nice Collector Coins! (Vk’inners Announced 4 p.m. Sunday, Need Not Be Present To Win) HOURL Y DOOR PRIZES!! COINS-TOKENS- MEDALS- CURRENCY- EXHIBITS Invitation to Join Lincoln Coin Club: For More Information Contact: 2"" Thursday of each Month David F. Willsie, Chairman Hampton Inn P.O Box 6711, Lincoln, NE 68506 Sb'" & Old Cheney Rd, email: dfwsal'[email protected] 7:30 p.m. - “Guests Welcome” ! 402/483-2868 - Fax: 402/483-4287 CLUB NEWS Attention N.N.A. 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History of Money in Serbia, Montenegro and Yugoslavia The first written record of "Serbian dinar" is found among the archival documents dating back as far as 1214, during the reign of Stefan the First-Crowned From that time on up until the fall of the Despot Stefan Lazarevic reign in 1459, almost all Serbian rulers minted the dinar coins The com represented one of the most important symbols of Serbian independence and statehood in the Middle Ages Serbian medieval money was struck exclusively in silver because gold was withdrawn from circulation - a phenomenon charactenstic of that penod throughout Europe After losing independence, a great number of foreign currencies were in use until mid 19th century Dunng the Ottoman rule, several Turkish com mints were in operation throughout the territory of today's Serbia - Novo Brdo, Kucajna and Belgrade The name of the last Turkish silver coin in circulation - para - (from the Arabic word bara, meaning silver) is used today as the term for a hundredth part of the current Yugoslav dinar Coinage In the 19th century, during the reigns of Karadjordje and Prince Milos, a great number of different currencies circulated, ranging from Turkish coins to West- European ones As the matter of fact, as many as 43 kinds of foreign coins were m use 10 gold, 28 silver and 5 copper ones However, hand in hand with the successful political liberation from the Turkish domination, the first steps towards the establishment of an independent monetary system were taken, and it finally happened that more than four centuries after the last Serbian medieval com had been minted the renewed Serbia started to issue its own currency once more Faced with the problem of numerous currencies in circulation. Prince Mihailo Obrenovic announced the minting of the Serbian national currency The newly Serbian coins of copper alloy were denominated in 1, 5 and 10 paras, the obverse side of the coins featuring the portrait of Prince Mihailo and the year of issue, 1868 It was m 1875 that the new monetary unit, the silver dinar, was struck It featured a portrait of Prince Milan, and was manufactured in denominations of 50 paras and 1 and 2 dinars The first gold money in Serbia, in denominations of 20 dinars was issued in 1879 On March 6 188^ m order to mark the occasion of King Milan's coronation, issued were gold coins m denominations of 10 and 20 dinars, popularly called "milandoT Serbia formed its national currency by adopting the Latin Monetary Union standards whose strict regulations specified metal fineness degree, dies and mintages for the manufacture of coins Several types of coined pieces were stamped m the following period The last issue with the portrait of a ruler from the Obrenovic dynasty is dated 1897, when silver coins in denominations of 1 and dinars featuring the portrait of King Alexander I Obrenovic were minted The year of 1903 saw the change of royal dynasty at the throne, which also affected the field of money issue The law from 1904 envisaged the manufacture of metal coins with the image of the new ruler, Peter I Karadjordjevic Also dating from 1904 are the first issue of five different com denominations struck in bronze and silver, as well as commemorative silver coinage of 5 dinars with images of Karadjordje and Peter I, issued to mark the centennial of The First Serbian Uprising, date from the same year That issue of coinage, same as the following two, from 1912 and 1915, were stamped in Vienna When the World War broke out, the communication with that mint was discontinued, and a part of the issue from 1915 was struck in the Pans Mint Coins issued in 1917 were manufactured in America 6 . The Principality of Montenegro, although proclaimed independent at the Berlin Congress in 1878. established its own currency only at the beginning of the 20th century Due to the orientation of Montenegro towards Austria, the Law on Money passed in 1910 specified that Montenegrin currency "perper" be tied against" krone ", which meant that Montenegrin money was not issued in compliance with the Latin Union regulations, but by Austrian standards and that it was as such manufactured in the Vienna Mint The first Montenegrin coins were made pursuant to Prince Nikola's Decree in 1906 Made in bronze, they were denominations in 1 and 2 paras, and also in nickel denominations of 10 and 20 paras. Montenegro launched silver coins in 1909 in denominations of 1 and 5 perpers, whereas the first 2-perper coins in silver were minted in 1910 The first Montenegrin gold coins were issued in 1910 in three denominations 10, 20 and 100 perpers, and due to small series, they present rare and valuable numismatic pieces After the end of World War I vanous types of coined currencies circulated throughout the territory of the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes They had gradually been replaced and as early as in 1920 when the coins of the newly formed country were issued, and the dinar, containing 100 paras, was acknowledged as the national monetary unit. In 1925, King Alexander I Kaiadjordjevic issued gold 20- dinar coins The Kingdom of Serbs. Croats and Slovenes became the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929, and minting of coins with the name of the new state began Throughout 1931 large series of 1- and 4-ducat coins were issued, although they weren’t legal tender The 1-ducat com featured the bust of King Alexander and on the 4-ducat com Queen Maria accompanies King Alexander In the period before 1941, coins of various denominations and composition were minted, mostly in Vienna Minting of coins m the Topcider State Mint began in 1938 with the last issue of coins of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia After World War II. the first Yugoslav coins were issued in 1945 Since then, numerous series of coined pieces were struck, applying modern techniques and using better quality alloys All the political changes that occurred in the subsequent period were reflected in the changes of coat-of arms and the name of the state of various issues Besides regular series of coins, National Bank of Yugoslavia also issues commemorative coins to mark different cultural, spon or other manifestations of national or international Importance Such coins are also manufactured to mark important anniversaries regarding certain people, institutions or events There have been 21 issues of commemorative coins so far, since the first series in 1968 Predominant use of precious metals and occasional use of alloys are characteristic of such coined pieces In contrast to the ordinary coins, the commemorative coins require special techniques, which ensure better quality and more detailed motifs Banknotes In the 17th century gold and silver went out of circulation in most European countries, so that need for paper money arose The first paper money in this region, namely money orders, appeared in the Province of Vojvodina in towns Sremski Karlovci and Subotica in 1848 Those were assignats, backed by the national properties (real estates, etc ) 7 . Mam Treasury for financing the Serbian-Turkish War, had never been put into circulation It is believed that it was the famous Serbian poet and painter Djura Jaksic who made designs for them Once the foundation of the Privileged National Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia in 1884 created conditions for the issue of banknotes, a 100-dinar note was printed in Belgium, and it was payable m gold However, having been used to metal coins, people mostly exchanged that banknote for gold, so that the first banknote to gam citizens' confidence and to be broadly accepted was the banknote of 10 dinars payable in silver and issued m 1885 The same happened with all the following banknotes issued before the outbreak of World War I During the Austrian occupation, the National Bank endeavored to build up reserves of notes by printing additional quantities m France, and by issuing the "wartime" 50- dinar banknote, whose designed by Beta Vukanovic For the purpose of preventing the inflow of new banknotes into the occupied Serbia, only the currencies of the occupiers were officially in circulation kronen, marks, levs and sealed dinar banknotes After gaming independence in 1878, Montenegro delayed launching of its first paper currency (money orders which assumed the role of banknotes) until 1912 The smallest banknote denomination was 1, and the highest was 100-perpers The occupational authorities did the same as in Serbia - throughout the War they stamped seals on money orders issued m 1912 and 1914, and put them into circulation Following World War I and the constitution of the new state the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the problem of currency diversity arose and triggered the foundation of a uniform monetary system and the validation of banknotes The Ministry of Finance of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes issued the new common currency, the dinar, and once again declared the national monetary unit As the Privileged National Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia developed into the National Bank of the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes, it embarked on issuing banknotes m denominations of 10, 100 and 1000 dinars in the same year When the Kingdom of Yugoslavia came into being m 1929, the National Bank of the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes was transformed into the National Bank of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and it printed three different banknotes in the Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes and Coins - Topcider The National Bank performed its core function, money issue, until the beginning of World War II Following the disintegration of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the National Bank of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was transformed into the Serbian National Bank, which inaugurated Serbian dinar and prevented the use of foreign currencies on the territories of Serbian state occupied by the neighboring countries The exiled government of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia printed a series of banknotes in 1943, but didn't put them into circulation After the end of World War II. the new authonties carried out a currency reform, replaced occupational money and issued a senes of banknotes of the Democratic Federative Yugoslavia, printed firstly in Moscow The dinar remained the monetary unit of the new state In the period between 1945 and 1992 twelve series of banknotes with 67 denominations were issued in Yugoslavia During the hyperinflation period in 1993, The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia printed senes of banknotes with enormous nominal values (5.000.000,000, 50,000,000,000 and 500,000,000.000 dinars) 8 .