Serbia - German Occupation coins
 
Government under German occupation carried on in the name of the absent and non-consenting King Petar II from 29 Aug 1941 - 20 Oct 1944. On 06 April 1941, Yugoslavia was invaded by the Axis powers led by Nazi Germany; by 17 April 1941, the country was fully occupied and was soon carved up by the Axis. Yugoslav resistance was soon established in two forms, the Royal Yugoslav Army and the Yugoslav Partisans.
 
  • German Military Governors
  • Ewald von Kleist (Military Commander)............13 Apr 1941 - 22 Apr 1941 d. 1954
  • Helmuth Förster..................................22 Apr 1941 - 31 May 1941 d. 1965
  • Ludwig Wilhelm von Schröder......................01 Jun 1941 - 28 Jul 1941 d. 1941
  • Heinrich Bernhard Danckelmann....................29 Jul 1941 - 20 Oct 1941 d. 1947
  • German Commissioned Commanding Generals and Commanders in Serbia
  • Franz Friedrich Böhme............................19 Sep 1941 - 06 Dec 1941 d. 1947
  • Paul Bader.......................................07 Dec 1941 - 16 Mar 1942 d. 1971
  • German Military Commanders in Serbia
  • Paul Bader (continued)...........................17 Mar 1942 - 19 Aug 1943 d. 1971
  • Hans-Gustav Felber...............................20 Aug 1943 - 20 Oct 1944 d. 1962
During 1943, the Yugoslav Partisans began attracting serious attention from the Germans. In two major operations of Fall Weiss (January to April 1943) and Fall Schwartz (15 May to 16 June 1943), the Axis attempted to stamp-out the Yugoslav resistance once and for all. The battles, which were soon to be known as the Battle of the Neretva and the Battle of the Sutjeska respectively, saw the 20,000 strong Partisan Main Operational Group engaged by a force of around 150,000 combined Axis troops. On both occasions, despite heavy casualties, the Group succeeded in evading the trap and retreating to safety.
 
Currency: Dinar = 100 para.
In 1941, the Yugoslav dinar was replaced, at par, by a second Serbian dinar for use in the German occupied Serbia. The dinar was pegged to the German reichsmark at a rate of 250 dinars = 1 Reichsmark. This dinar circulated until 1944, when the Yugoslav dinar was reintroduced by the Yugoslav Partisans, replacing the Serbian dinar at a rate of 1 Yugoslav dinar = 20 Serbian dinars.
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia had the coins with a crown (Crowned Heraldic eagle). The removal of crown from Double-headed eagle, signified that the King Peter II Karađorđević (1934-1945) became a puppet king under Germany (Nazi Germany) during its occupation between 1941-1945.
 
 

KM# 30 50 para. Year: 1942. Weight: 1.99g [2.00g]. Metal: Zinc. Diameter: 17.50 mm. Edge: Plain. Alignment: Coin. Mint: Budapest, Hungary. Obverse: Large numerals "50"at the top and "ПAPA" (para) below it. Wreath on both side crossing at the bottom and Date above the crossing. "БП" (BP) mint mark below the Date. Reverse: Serbia emblem at the top and "СРБИЈА" (Serbia) written below it. Four diamonds on left and four on the right side. Decoration at the bottom. Mintage: 20,000,000. Mintage Years: One year type.

KM# 31 / Schön# 10 1 Dinar. Year: 1942. Weight: 2.97g [3.00g]. Metal: Zinc. Diameter: 20.00 mm. Edge: Plain. Alignment: Coin. Mint: Budapest, Hungary. Obverse: Large numeral "1"at the top and "ДИНАР" (Dinar) below it. Wreath on both side crossing at the bottom and Date above the crossing. "БП" (BP) mint mark below the Date. Reverse: Serbia emblem at the top and "СРБИЈА" (Serbia) written below it. Four diamonds on left and four on the right side. Decoration at the bottom. Mintage: 50,000,000. Mintage Years: One year type.

KM# 32 / Schön# 11 2 Dinars. Year: 1942. Weight: 4.03g [4.00g]. Metal: Zinc. Diameter: 22.00 mm. Edge: Plain. Alignment: Coin. Mint: Budapest, Hungary. Obverse: Large numeral "2"at the top and "ДИНАРА" (Dinars) below it. Wreath on both side crossing at the bottom and Date above the crossing. "БП" (BP) mint mark below the Date. Reverse: Serbia emblem at the top and "СРБИЈА" (Serbia) written below it. Four diamonds on left and four on the right side. Decoration at the bottom. Mintage: 40,000,000. Mintage Years: One year type.

Same as above coin, but "СРБИЈА" (Serbia) written on the Reverse side is more thicker.

Weight: 3.94g [3.61g].

KM# 33 / Schön# 12 5 Dinars. Year: 1943. Weight: 6.07g [6.00g]. Metal: Zinc. Diameter: 26.50 mm. Edge: Reeded. Alignment: Coin. Mint: Budapest, Hungary. Obverse: Large numeral "10"at the top and "ДИНАРА" (Dinars) below it. Wreath all around in circular form and Date above the wreath knot at the bottom. "БП" (BP) mint mark below the Date. Reverse: Serbia emblem with open eagle wings at the top and "СРБИЈА" (Serbia) written below it. Mintage: 50,000,000. Mintage Years: One year type.
 
 
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  • Ottoman Empire 1389-1867
  • Actual Ottoman rule: 1389-1717, 1739-1789, 1791-1804, 1813-1817. Governors at Niš 1719-1739.
  • OBRENOVIĆ
  • Mihailo [Michael] Obrenović III (2nd time)............26 Sep 1860 - 10 Jun 1868
  • Milan II [Milan Obrenović IV] (King from 1882)........02 Jul 1868 - 06 Mar 1889
  • Aleksandar............................................06 Mar 1889 - 11 Jun 1903
  • KARAGEORGEVIĆ
  • Peter I (King of Serbs, Croats, & Slovenes from 1918).15 Jun 1903 - 16 Aug 1921
  • Aleksandar (Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1929)..........16 Aug 1921 - 09 Oct 1934
  • Peter II..............................................09 Oct 1934 - 29 Nov 1945
  • Occupied Territory and Federal Republic
  • German occupation.....................................13 Apr 1941 - 20 Oct 1944
  • Democratic Federative Yugoslavia......................29 Nov 1943 - 29 Nov 1945
  • Federative People's Republic of Yugoslavia............29 Nov 1945 - 07 Apr 1963
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia..............07 Apr 1963 - 27 Apr 1992
  • Federal Republic of Yugoslavia........................27 Apr 1992 - 04 Feb 2003
  • Serbia and Montenegro.................................04 Feb 2003 - 03 Jun 2006
  • Republic of Serbia....................................05 Jun 2006 - date
 
 
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