500 000 000 Dinars (500 000 000 Dinara), National Bank of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, 1993 (Pick 134)

This 500 000 000 Dinars note was issued in Yugoslavia by the National Bank of Yugoslavia, dated 1993. It belongs to the October Dinar (1993) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992-2003). It measures 138 × 66 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 134.

Obverse: Cyan, orange, pink, and dark purple print; red serial number. Portrait of Jovan Cvijić at left. Scripts: Cyrillic and Latin. Its lettering reads “НАРОДНА БАНКА ЈУГОСЛАВИЈЕ / NARODNA BANKA JUGOSLAVIJE / Јован Цвијић / 1865-1927 / 500000000 / ДИНАРА - DINARA / фалсификовање се кажњава по закону / D. ANDRIĆ FEC”. Translation given in the catalogue: “PEOPLE'S BANK OF YUGOSLAVIA Jovan Cvijić 1865-1927 500000000 DINARS Falsification is punishable by law D. ANDRIC FEC.”.

Reverse: Cyan, orange, and dark purple print. Kapetan Mišino building, Belgrade at centre. Scripts: Cyrillic and Latin. Its lettering reads “500000000 / ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА / JUGOSLAVIJA / МИША АНАСТАСИѤВИБ СВОМЬ ОТЄЧЄСТВУ [𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨'𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧] / Капетан Мишино здање / ПЕТ СТОТИНА МИЛИОНА ДИНАРА / PET STOTINA MILIONA DINARA / Falsifikovanje se kažnjava po zakonu / Заменик Гувернера - Zamenik Guvernera / Београд 1993. BEOGRAD / Narodna Banka Jugoslavije - Zavod za Izradu Novčanica i Kovanog Novca - Beograd / P. Medecijan - R. Obradov”. Translation given in the catalogue: “YUGOSLAVIA Kapetan Mišino Building FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DINARS Falsification is punishable by law Deputy Governor Belgrade 1993 People's Bank of Yugoslavia - Banknote and Coin Production Institute - Belgrade P. Medecijan - R. Obradovic C.G.”.

The note was printed by Serbian state printer (ZIN - Zavod za izradu novčanica i kovanog novca), Belgrade, Serbia (1929-date). Design is credited to Dragiša Andrić. Engraving is credited to Petar Medecijan and Radovan Obradović. Watermark: Diamond-like pattern repeated across the entire banknote. Demonetized: 1 January 1994. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.