Decision on Issuance and Main Features of Numismatic Money with the Portrait of Nikola Tesla

RS Official Gazette, No 25/2025
Pursuant to Article 18, paragraph 1, item 3) and Article 57а, paragraph 1 of the Law on the National Bank of Serbia (RS Official Gazette, Nos 72/2003, 55/2004, 85/2005 – other law, 44/2010, 76/2012, 106/2012, 14/2015, 40/2015 ‒ CC decision, 44/2018 and 19/2025), the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia hereby issues D E C I S I O N ON ISSUANCE AND MAIN FEATURES OF NUMISMATIC MONEY WITH THE PORTRAIT OF NIKOLA TESLA

1. The National Bank of Serbia shall issue numismatic money with the
   portrait of Nikola Tesla in the denomination of:

1. 100 dinars, with “2025” as the year of minting – first issue, 210,000
   pieces in the total nominal value of RSD 21,000,000.00;
2. 100 dinars, with “2025” as the year of minting – second issue,
   210,000 pieces in the total nominal value of RSD 21,000,000.00.

2. The numismatic money referred to in Section 1 of this Decision shall be
   made of silver, 99.95% fineness, 31.10 g in weight and 40.20 mm in diameter, in the following minting techniques:

1. 10,000 pieces each in the special (“proof”) technique, with high￾gloss flat surfaces and matte relief details of commemorative motifs;
2. 200,000 pieces each in the special (“high-gloss”) technique, with
   high-gloss surfaces.
   The weight of each individual piece of numismatic money referred to in paragraph 1 of this Section may deviate +1/-0% from the weight stated in that paragraph. The diameter of each individual numismatic money piece referred to in paragraph 1 of this Section may deviate ±0.05 mm from the diameter stated in that paragraph.

3. The design of the obverse of the numismatic money from Section 1
   hereof shall be as follows: the central part features the portrait of Nikola Tesla in a right semi-profile, with the words “Nikola Tesla” running above the portrait, in Latin script on the left and in Cyrillic script on the right. Below the portrait, in a straight line, runs the wording “ELECTRICAL VISIONARY”, while along the rim, in a semi-circular line, runs the wording “POWERING THE FUTURE”. Featured between these wordings is a stylized sign of the lightning.

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4. The design of the reverse of the numismatic money from Section 1,
item 1) of this Decision shall be as follows: the central motif is a drawing of the rotating magnetic field – Egg of Columbus, Теsla’s invention from 1882. Above the central motif, runs the wording “ELEСTROMECHANIСS”. The first line to the left of the central motif features the wording “AIR CONDITIONERS”, the second line the wording “GENERATORS”, the third line the wording “SHOP TOOLS”, аnd the fourth line the wording: “HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES”. The first line to the right of the central motif features the wording “INDUCTION MOTORS”, the second line the wording “REGULATORS”, the third line the wording “ELEVATORS”, аnd the fourth line the wording “AMUSEMENT RIDES”. The first line below the central motif features the wording “ROTAТING MAGNETIC FIЕLD”, the second line the wording “- THE EGG OF COLUMBUS -”, the third line designates the year of minting “2025”, аnd the fourth line includes the wording “NBS” in both Latin and Cyrillic script, separated by a dot. The design of the reverse of the numismatic money from Section 1, item 2) of this Decision shall be as follows: the central motif is a drawing of Tesla’s oscillator, one of Tesla’s inventions. Above the central motif, runs the wording “TESLA`S OSCILLATOR”. The first line to the left of the central motif features the wording “THE INCIDENT”, the second line the wording “OF 1898”, аnd the third line the designation of the location of earthquake epicentre. The first line to the right of the central motif features the wording “E. HOUSTON ST.”, the second line “NEW YORK CITY”, аnd the third line the symbol of seismic wave. The first line below the central motif features the wording “THE EARTHQUAKE MACHINE” between quotation marks, the second line designates the year of minting “2025”, аnd the third line includes the wording “NBS” in both Latin and Cyrillic script, separated by a dot. In the upper half of the reverse of the numismatic money referred to in
Section 1 of this Decision, above the central motif from paragraphs 1 and 2 of
this Section, the wording “REPUBLIKA SRBIJA” runs in a semicircle, in Latin script on the left and in Cyrillic script on the right, while the central part features the Great Coat-of-Arms of the Republic of Serbia. In the lower half, below the central motif, the wording “1 oz .999 SILVER” runs in a semicircle on the left. To the right of this wording, separated by a dot, runs the wording “DINARA 100 ДИНАРА”. The wordings run in a semicircle in the upper and lower halves of the reverse and are separated by dots.
5. Along the rim of the numismatic money from Section 1 hereof there are
vertical rounded reeds of 0.20 mm in diameter.
6. The National Bank of Serbia shall sell the numismatic money referred
to in Section 1 of this Decision at a price it determines.

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7. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
RS Official Gazette.
D. No 4 G o v e r n o r
19 March 2025 National Bank of Serbia
B e l g r a d e
Dr Jorgovanka Tabaković, sgd.