Two silver coins and three mints

• Main Author: Pantelić Svetlana
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Association of Serbian Banks 2019-01-01
• Series: Bankarstvo
• Subjects: coin; silver coins; 10 dinars; 20 dinars; circulation; king aleksandar karađorđević; the kingdom of yugoslavia; the royal mint london; the paris mint; kovnica a.d. belgrade; the law on minting 10and 20-dinar silver coins
• Online Access: https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1451-4354/2019/1451-43541904090P.pdf

The first silver coins of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia were the 10and 20-dinar coins minted in 1931. A total of 32.5 million of these coins were produced, in the nominal value of 450 million dinars. Out of those, 20 million coins were the 10-dinar coins, while 12.5 million pieces of the 20-dinar coins were made. The Royal Mint in London produced 16 million silver 10-dinar coins, while the Paris Mint made 4 million coins. The Kovnica a.d. Belgrade mint produced 12.5 million 20-dinar coins. These coins were released into circulation on 18 July 1932. The 20-dinar coins were steadily withdrawn from circulation starting from 16 August 1939 until 16 August 1940, while the 10-dinar coins were withdrawn in the period from 31 May - 31 August 1940. The obverse of the coins features the profile of King Aleksandar Karađorđević, while the reverse shows the national coat of arms of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The 10-dinar coins weigh 7g and have a diameter of 25mm, while the 20-dinar coins weigh 14g, with a diameter of 31mm.