Description
๐พ๐บ Yugoslavia โ 500 Dinara (1986)
Country: Yugoslavia
Issuing Authority: National Bank of Yugoslavia
Denomination: 500 Dinara
Year of Issue: 1986
Pick Number: P-91c
Serial Number: BN 3840350
Place of Issue: Belgrade
Date on Note: 16 May 1986
๐จ Design Details
Obverse (Front):
Features a seated male figure reading a book, symbolizing education, culture, or intellectual labor
Multilingual bank name (Serbo-Croatian and Cyrillic):
Narodna Banka Jugoslavije
Large central numeral 500
Decorative guilloche patterns and ornamental borders
Reverse (Back):
Abstract geometric and ornamental security patterns
No portrait on the reverse
๐งพ Physical Characteristics
Material: Paper
Color Scheme: Brown, gray, and light orange tones
Printing Facility: Institute for Banknote and Coin Production, Belgrade
๐ Condition & Grading (as shown)
Grading Company: DIM Currency
Grade: Gem Uncirculated โ 65 EPQ
Notes: Minor stains noted on the holder label
Despite stains, the note retains strong originality and sharp print quality
๐ Historical Context
This note was issued during the late Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, a period shortly before economic instability and hyperinflation that later affected the dinar in the late 1980s and early 1990s.