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  • 20 Dinara 2006, KM# 42, Serbia, Republic, 150th Anniversary of Birth of Nikola Tesla
  • 20 Dinara 2006, KM# 42, Serbia, Republic, 150th Anniversary of Birth of Nikola Tesla
Description

Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist. He was born on the 10th July 1856 in the village of Smiljan, once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now part of present-day Croatia. He is best remembered for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system. In 1884 he moved to the United States, where he became a naturalised citizen after which he set up laboratories and companies in New York to develop a range of electrical and mechanical devices.

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 a portrait of Nikola Tesla, value on the left and above, name, dates of birth and death, on the right, date of issue below.

ДИНАРА-DINARA
20
2006
1856-1943
НИКОЛА ТЕСЛА

Edge

5 reeded segments with 19 reeds each

20 Dinara

1st Coat of Arms

150th Anniversary of Birth of Nikola Tesla

KM# 42
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Copper Nickel Zinc
Weight 9 g
Diameter 28 mm
Thickness 2.06 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes and Coins (ZIN)

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