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1 Macedonian denar (1993)

The Macedonian denar (MKD), split into 100 deni, is the official currency of the Republic of Macedonia. The currency was introduced on April 26 1992 and at that time was equivalent to the Yugoslav dinar. On May 5 1993 the currency was reformed, with one new denar (MKD) being equal to 100 old denars (MKN). The denominations are split into notes of 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, and 5000 denars and coins of 1, 2, and 5 denars and 50 deni. The name denar comes from the name of the ancient Roman monetary unit, the denarius.

Image:ROM currency w White Tower.jpg The Republic of Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia on September 17 1991. According to the New York Times, a version of the new country's currency began to appear in January of 1992Template:Ref. The bills circulating contained an image of Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece and part of the Greek area named Macedonia. Prominent in the image was the White Tower of Thessaloniki, an historic landmark. The bills prompted "outrage in Athens and... in the capital of Greek Macedonia [Thessaloniki]"Template:Ref label. The bills were never used by the government of the Republic of Macedonia.

As of 2002, Vevcani, a village in the southwestern region of the Republic of Macedonia and self-styled "independent Republic", was issuing its own money, the licnik, as a souvenir. The money is clearly labelled as "specimen" and was never intended to be used as official, legal currency.Template:Ref

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Notes and references

  1. Template:Note {{cite news 
 |first=Marlise
 |last=Simons
 |title=As Republic Flexes, Greeks Tense Up 
 |date=February 3, 1992
 |publisher=New York Times
 |url=http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F10611FC3B580C708CDDAB0894DA494D81

}}

  1. Template:Note {{cite news 
 |title=Macedonia Tolerates a 'Republic' in Its Midst
 |date=January 6, 2002
 |publisher=Associated Press
 |url=http://www.globalpolicy.org/nations/sovereign/statehood/expment/2002/0106vevcani.htm

}}

Template:EuropeanCurrenciesbg:Денар ca:Denar de:Mazedonischer Denar es:Dinar macedonio fr:Denar it:Dinaro macedone mk:Денар nl:Denar pl:Denar macedoński

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