Yugoslavia 100 Dinara 1929 P-R13 F – VERIFICATO Italian Occupation of Montenegro

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A 1929 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 100 Dinara bearing the round VERIFICATO handstamp of the Italian military administration in occupied Montenegro, 1941. A genuine piece of Second World War occupation history.

⚡ Extreme Index: 6.6 / 10
Why it's extreme: A Yugoslav note that survived a burned treasury and was re-validated with the VERIFICATO stamp by Italian occupiers of Montenegro in 1941.

• History & drama (30%): 8/10
• Scarcity (25%): 4.8/10 (Numista rarity index 35/100)
• Wow factor (20%): 7.5/10
• Age (15%): 7/10
• Condition (10%): 4.5/10

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📦 Included Banknote(s):

1. ND (1941) Montenegro, Italian occupation – 1929 Yugoslavia 100 Dinara with VERIFICATO handstamp (P-R13)

📖 History and Significance:
In April 1941 the Axis powers invaded Yugoslavia, and Italy took control of Montenegro, which it ran as an occupied governorate until 1943. As Italian forces approached, Yugoslav treasury money hidden in a cave was set on fire, but local people rescued a large quantity of the notes. The Italian authorities declared the serial numbers of the burned stock void and ordered everyone holding Yugoslav notes to bring them in for registration. Notes that passed the check were marked with a round VERIFICATO ("verified") handstamp, making them legal money again in occupied Montenegro. The underlying note is the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 100 Dinara dated 1 December 1929 and printed in Belgrade.

🎨 Design Details:
Obverse: a seated allegorical woman representing Serbia before a panorama of Belgrade on the Sava river with sailing ships and a steamship; the round VERIFICATO handstamp is applied in the watermark area at right.
Reverse: a young man in Serbian national dress holding fruit and leaning on a shield with the royal Yugoslav coat of arms, with sailing boats at sea behind him.

🔍 Numismatic Features:

• Size: 168 × 98 mm
• Material: Paper
• Type: Occupation issue (handstamped Yugoslav note)
• Currency: Yugoslav dinar
• Country: Montenegro (Italian occupation, 1941)
• Issuing Authority: National Bank of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia; stamped by the Italian military administration
• Date: 1 December 1929 (stamped 1941)
• Printer: ZIN, Belgrade
• Overprint: Round VERIFICATO handstamp

✅ Condition Guide:
F (Fine) / Circulated. A well-circulated note with multiple folds and creases, softer paper and some edge wear, but complete and with all main design details clearly visible. As we hold multiple examples, the note you receive may differ slightly from the one photographed, but will be in the same grade.