| Country | Serbia |
|---|---|
| Ruler | Milan IV (1868-82) |
| Face Value | 5 Dinara |
| Year of issue | 1879 |
| Metal | Silver |
| Fineness | 900 |
| Catalogue # | KM# 12 |
| Weight, g. | 24,65 |
| Diameter, mm. | 37,15 |
| Our code | G726 |
| Die Axis | ↑↑ |
| Additional info | - |
SERBIA, Milan IV, 5 Dinara 1879, VF
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Obverse: Effigy of Milan Obrenović IV facing left, legend around.
Legend (Serbian): МИЛАН М. ОБРЕНОВИЋ IV.; КЊАЗ СРПСКИ; TASSET
Translation: Milan Obrenović IV; Prince of Serbia
Engraver: Ernest Paulin Tasset
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Reverse: Denomination and date within wreath, crown above
Legend (Serbian): 5 ДИНАРА; 1879
Engraver: Ernest Paulin Tasset
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Edge (text in Serbian): **БОГ*ЧУВА*СРБИЈУ***
Translation: God protects Serbia
The pictures provided are of the actual coin for sale.
Guaranteed genuine.
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149 €
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History
1879 was a year of quiet triumph for Serbia – and this coin is its silver embodiment.
Just one year earlier, at the Congress of Berlin, the Great Powers of Europe had formally recognized Serbia as a fully independent state, ending centuries of Ottoman suzerainty. A nation that had spent decades navigating the impossible space between empires – Russian ambition, Ottoman decline, Austrian pressure – finally had its seat among the sovereign nations of the world. The air in Belgrade that year carried something unfamiliar: the feeling of standing alone and standing upright.
On the obverse of this coin is the face of Prince Milan Obrenović IV – a man who had ascended the throne as a boy of fourteen, educated in Paris, shaped by Europe, and thrust into power by assassination and circumstance. By 1879 he had led Serbia through two brutal wars against the Ottomans, watched his army bleed and falter, and then – against all odds – emerged on the winning side of history. Three years later, he would crown himself as King.
The 5 Dinara denomination itself was new – silver coins of this value had only been introduced in 1879, alongside the country’s first gold coinage. It was the largest silver coin in circulation, a flagship piece for a nation asserting its place in the modern world. The edge carries the legend БОГ ЧУВА СРБИЈУ – “God Preserve Serbia” – words that read less like a motto and more like a prayer earned through experience.
This coin did not simply circulate. It announced something.











