Decision on Issuing Commemorative Coins on the Occasion of the Bicentenary of Dositej Obradovic’s Coming to Serbia

“RS Official Gazette”, No. 68/2007 Pursuant to Article 21, paragraph 1 of the Law on the National Bank of Serbia (“RS Official Gazette”, Nos. 72/2003 and 55/2004), and with reference to the Decision on Determining the Bicentenary of Dositej Obradovic’s Coming to Serbia (“RS Official Gazette”, No. 67/2007), the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia hereby issues the following D E C I S I O N ON ISSUING COMMEMORATIVE COINS ON THE OCCASION OF THE BICENTENARY OF DOSITEJ OBRADOVIC’S COMING TO SERBIA

1. On the occasion of the bicentenary of Dositej Obradovic’s coming to Serbia, the National Bank of Serbia shall issue 5,000 dinar-denominated commemorative gold coins and 1,000 dinar-denominated commemorative silver coins.
2. The total nominal value of the commemorative coins referred to in Section 1 hereof to be issued by the National Bank of Serbia shall be 3,500,000 dinars, in the following quantities and amounts by individual denomination: – 500 coins in the denomination of 5,000 dinars – in the amount of 2,500,000 dinars; – 1,000 coins in the denomination of 1,000 dinars – in the amount of 1,000,000 dinars.
3. Commemorative gold coins referred to in Section 1 hereof shall be produced of gold with the fineness of 900/1000, in special (proof) technique, with high-shine even surfaces and matte relief motifs. They shall weigh 3,455 g each and their diameter shall be 20 mm. Allowed deviation from the weight of each individual commemorative gold coin referred to in paragraph 1 hereof shall be up to 1‰ (pro mille) above the weight specified therein.
4. Commemorative silver coins referred to in Section 1 hereof shall be produced of silver with the fineness of 925/1000, in special (proof) technique, with high-shine even surfaces and matte relief motifs. They shall weigh 13 g each and their diameter shall be 30 mm.

Allowed deviation from the weight of each individual commemorative silver coin referred to in paragraph 1 hereof shall be up to 1‰ (pro mille) above the weight specified therein.

2 5. The obverse of commemorative coins referred to in Section 1 hereof features as its central motif the portrait of Dositej Obradovic in left semi-profile. On the left from the portrait, there is a rectangle containing the years of Dositej Obradovic’s birth and death “1739–1811” in two rows, while the year of minting “2007” is below the portrait. The words “Dositej Obradovic” are written in Cyrillic letters in a semicircle above the portrait, while the words: “Iduc uci, u vekove gleda” are written in Cyrillic letters in a semicircle below the portrait, separated from the preceding lettering by a dot. 6. The reverse of commemorative coins referred to in Section 1 hereof features as its central motif the coat of arms of the Republic of Serbia, with nominal value inscribed below the coat of arms. Letters “Д” (left) and “D” (right) are written on the left and on the right from the inscription of nominal value. The text “Republika Srbija” is written above and around the coat of arms in Latin and Cyrillic letters separated by hyphens. Below the inscription of nominal value, the text “NBS” is written in Cyrillic and Latin letters separated by hyphens and separated from the lettering “Republika Srbija” by dots. 7. The outer edge of commemorative coins referred to in Section 1 hereof shall be 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. 8. Commemorative coins referred to in Section 1 hereof shall be sold at the price set by the National Bank of Serbia. 9. This decision shall enter into force on the day following the day of its publication in the “RS Official Gazette”. Dec. no. 69 G o v e r n o r 23 July 2007 of the National Bank of Serbia B e l g r a d e Radovan Jelašić, sign.