Banknote Yugoslavia 1000 Dinara - Nikola Tesla - Arms - 1990

This Yugoslav banknote is dated 1990 and has a face value of 1000 dinars. It is an issue of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

The front of the banknote features a portrait of Nikola Tesla, a Serbian-American inventor and physicist known for his fundamental contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electrical system. The portrait is positioned to occupy a significant portion of the banknote's surface. Nikola Tesla's name is also printed in Cyrillic and Latin characters.

On the back, you can find the coat of arms of Yugoslavia, a symbol of the state at the time of the banknote's issue. These coat of arms represent the six federated republics that made up Yugoslavia: Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, and Montenegro. Each republic is symbolized by a lit torch, grouped into a single bundle. The whole is surrounded by ears of wheat, symbolizing agriculture and prosperity. A red five-pointed star, emblem of communism, surmounts the coat of arms.

The face value of the banknote, '1000', is printed in numerals in several places on both sides of the banknote, as well as in words in different languages used in Yugoslavia. The banknote incorporates security features, such as a watermark and complex patterns, designed to prevent counterfeiting. The dominant colors of the banknote are diverse, including shades of brown, green, and ochre.

This 1000 dinar banknote bears witness to a bygone era of Yugoslav history, marked by a socialist federal state that has now disappeared.