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2012-06-18

Decision on the Issue and Main Features of 20-Dinar Coins

The Governor of the National Bank of Serbia issued a decision authorizing the minting of 20-dinar coins with specific physical and design characteristics. The regulation mandates that these coins weigh 9.00 grams, measure 28 mm in diameter, and consist of an alloy containing 70% copper, 12% nickel, and 18% zinc. The obverse features a portrait of Mihajlo Pupin while the reverse displays the Great Coat-of-Arms of the Republic of Serbia, with the decision taking effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.

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“RS Official Gazette“ No 57/2012 Pursuant to Article 18, paragraph 1, Section 3, in reference to Article 55, paragraph 1 of the Law on the National Bank of Serbia (“RS Official Gazette”, Nos 72/2003 55/2004 and 44/2010), the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia hereby issues D E C I S I O N ON THE ISSUE AND MAIN FEATURES OF THE 20-DINAR COIN

  1. The National Bank of Serbia shall issue coins in denomination of 20 dinars.
  2. Coins from Section 1 hereof shall be made in the high gloss technique, from alloy of the following composition: 70% of copper, 12% of nickel and 18% of zinc.
  3. Coins from Section 1 hereof shall weigh 9.00 g and shall have a diameter of 28 mm. Allowed deviation from the weight of each individual coin from Section 1 hereof shall be  2.5%.
  4. The front (obverse) of coins from Section 1 hereof features as its central motif the portrait of Mihajlo Pupin in a left semi-profile. To the right of the portrait, written in a semi-circle are the years of his birth and death “1854– 1935”, and below them, written in Cyrillic letters in a semi-circle are the words “Mihajlo Pupin”. Left to the portrait is the numeral value "20", аnd below the portrait – the year of minting "2012". Above the portrait, the text "dinars" is written in a semi-circle in Cyrillic and Latin letters, separated by a dash.
  5. The back (reverse) of coins from Section 1 hereof features as its central motif the Great Coat-of-Arms of the Republic of Serbia. The text “REPUBLIC OF SERBIA”, separated by a dash, is written above and around it in Latin and Cyrillic letters. Below the coat-of-arms, “NBS” is written in the same way as the above; this lettering is mutually separated by a dash, whereas it is separated from the lettering “REPUBLIC OF SERBIA" by dots.
  6. The outer edge of coins from Section 1 hereof is divided into circular arches of 72 degrees which run along the circumference of the coin with alternating strips of smooth surface and ridges of 0.15 mm in radius.
  7. This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the “RS Official Gazette”. D. No 6 G o v e r n o r 5 June 2012 of the National Bank of Serbia B e l g r a d e Dejan Šoškić, sign.
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