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Yugoslav krone. The krone ( Serbo-Croatian: крyна / kruna; Slovene: krona) was a short-lived, provisional currency used in parts of the then newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, parts of which had previously been part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Austria-Hungary).
Over-stamped Austro-Hungarian krone Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In these territories of Austria-Hungary, which became part of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia) in 1918, Krone banknotes were stamped by the new authorities and became issues of the Serb, Croat and Slovene krone.
In 1920, the Serbian dinar was replaced at par by the Yugoslav dinar, with the Yugoslav krone also circulating together. Obverse and reverse of paper money (5 dinar) from the Kingdom of Serbia from World War I (1917), Museum in Smederevo, featuring Miloš Obilić.
The history of Serbia currency. The story of the Serbian dinar starts in 1214—at least, that’s the first time it shows up in the history books. During the Middle Ages, Serbia was famous for its silver mines, and it used this silver to mint coins inspired by a Venetian coin called the grosso.
The krone replaced the Austro-Hungarian krone at par on November 12, 1918. It circulated alongside the Serbian dinar in Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia and Slovenia with an exchange rate of 1 dinar = 4 kronen.
Yugoslav krone. Named by republics:
The Krone replaced the Austro-Hungarian Krone equivalent on November 12, 1918. In the interim period before the introduction of the Yugoslav currency, it circulated in Slovenian, Croatian and Serb countries at an exchange rate of 1 dinar = 4 kroner alongside the Serbian dinar.
