Principality of Serbia (626-960, 1083-1217, 1815-1882), Kingdom of Serbia (1217-1346, 1882-1918), Serbian Empire (1346-1371), Serbian Despotate (1402-1459), Serbia (1804-1813), Military Territory of Serbia (1941-1944), Republic of Serbia (2003-present)
Independent State (626-960, 1083-1371, 1402-1459, 1804-1813, 1815-1918, 2006-present), Puppet State of Germany (1941-1944), Constituent of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006)
Location: Central Balkans
Capital City: Destinikon (626-950), Raška (950-960, 1091-1283), Belgrade (1283-1346, 1804-1813, 1841-1918, 1941-1944, 2006-present), Skopje (1346-1371, 1402-1430), Smederevo (1430-1459), Gornja Crnuća (1815-1818), Kragujevac (1818-1841)
Government type: Monarchy (626-960, 1083-1346, 1402-1459), Absolute Monarchy (1346-1371, 1815-1838), Provisional Government (1804-1813), Constitutional Monarchy (1838-1918), Puppet State under a Military Dictatorship (1941-1944), Republic (2006-present)
Main languages: Serbo-Croatian
Main religions: Orthodox Christianity
Chronology
626: Serbian principality established as a Byzantine vassal
960: Conquered by Bulgaria
1083: Independence restored from Duklja
1217: Prince elevated to King
1346: King elevated to Emperor
1371: Serbian Empire disintegrates into smaller Serbian principalities
1402: Stefan Lazarević reunites Serbia as despot
1402-1439: Ottoman vassal
1439-1444: Ottoman occupation
1459: Conquered by Ottomans
1803-1813: Serbian state in revolt against Ottomans led by Karađorđe
1815: Principality of Serbia declared in rebellion against Ottomans by Miloš Obrenović
1817: Ottomans recognize Serbian independence
1817-1878: Nominal Ottoman vassal
1882: Prince elevated to King
1914: Partially occupied by Austria-Hungary
1915-1918: Occupied by Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria
1918: Part of newly-united Yugoslavia after unifying with Montenegro and the State of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
1941-1944: Puppet state of Nazi Germany led by Milan Nedić after the Axis dismantles Yugoslavia
2006: Independence restored with the dissolution of the Serbia-Montenegro union
Currency
First Dinar (1000-1459)
Second Dinar (1868-1918)
1 Dinar = 100 Para
Third Dinar (1941-1944)
1 Dinar = 100 Para
Fourth Dinar (2003-present)
1 Dinar = 100 Para
Note: Despite not yet being independent again, Serbia introduced its own new currency in 2003, with the Yugoslav Dinar falling out of use, and Montenegro adopting the Deutsche Mark.
Coins from Serbia in the collection
Empire (1346-1371)
•1 Dinar, Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (1346-1355) (silver, Dobrinic#6.1.12)
Despotate (1402-1459)
•1 Dinar, Despot Đurađ Branković (1427-1456) (silver, Smederovo mint, Jovanovic#35)
Kingdom (1882-1918)
•5 Para, 1912 (King Petar I (1903-1918), curonickel, Vienna mint, KM#18)
•20 Para, 1884 (King Milan I (1882-1889), curonickel, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#20)
•1 Dinar, 1915 (King Petar I (1903-1918), silver (.835), Paris mint, KM#25)
German Occupation (1941-1944)
•2 Dinar, 1942 (zinc, Budapest mint, KM#32)
Union with Montenegro (2003-2006)
•2 Dinar, 2003 (nickel brass, Belgrade mint, KM#35)
Republic (2006-present)
•1 Dinar, 2011 (brass-plated steel, Belgrade mint, KM#54)
•2 Dinar, 2006 (nickel brass, Belgrade mint, KM#46)
Banknotes from Serbia in the collection
German Occupation (1941-1944)
•100 Dinar, 1941 (P#23) Overprint on Yugoslavia P#27b
Republic (2006-present)
•10 Dinar, 2013 (P#54)