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  • 10 Dinara 2005-2011, KM# 41, Serbia, Republic
  • 10 Dinara 2005-2011, KM# 41, Serbia, Republic
Obverse

Depicts coat of arms of Serbia (with curved bottom of top crown, 2004–2010) surrounded by the country name (above) and an abbreviation of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) written in Latin and Cyrillic letters.

The coat of arms of Serbia is a re-introduction of the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918) adopted by the Republic of Serbia in 2004 and later slightly redesigned in 2010. The coat of arms consists of two main heraldic symbols which represent the national identity of the Serbian people across the centuries, the Serbian eagle (a white double-headed eagle adopted from the Nemanjić dynasty) and the Serbian cross. Although Serbia is now a republic, the coat of arms features the royal crown of the former monarchy.

The Serbian cross is a national symbol of Serbia, part of the coat of arms and flag of Serbia, and of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is based on the tetragrammic cross emblem/flag of the Byzantine Palaiologos dynasty. It is composed of a cross symbol with four stylized letters "S" (С) in Cyrillic on each of its corners, heraldically referred-to as "firesteels", which historically originate as the Greek letters beta (β–Β).

РЕПУБЛИКА СРБИЈА-REPUBLIKA SRBIJA
•НБС-NBS•

Reverse

Depicts the Studenica Monastery, value above, date below.

The Studenica Monastery is a 12th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery situated 39 kilometres (24 mi) southwest of Kraljevo and 40.9 kilometres (25.4 mi) east of Ivanjica, in central Serbia. It is one of the largest and richest Serb Orthodox monasteries.

Stefan Nemanja, the founder of the medieval Serb state, founded the monastery in 1190. The monastery's fortified walls encompass two churches: the Church of the Virgin, and the Church of the King, both of which were built using white marble. The monastery is best known for its collection of 13th- and 14th-century Byzantine-style fresco paintings.

СТУДЕНИЦА ДИНАРА • DINARA
10
2010

Edge

10 Dinara

1st Coat of Arms
KM# 41
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Characteristics
Material Copper Nickel Zinc
Weight 7.77 g
Diameter 26 mm
Thickness 2.1 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal

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