2019-07-31 Wed

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country on the Balkan Peninsula in south-eastern Europe. Its countryside is home to medieval villages, rivers, and lakes, plus the craggy Dinaric Alps. The National capital of Sarajevo has a well preserved old quarter, Bascarsija, with landmarks like 16th-century Gazi Husrev-Bey Mosque. Ottoman-era Latin Bridge is the site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which ignited World War I.

The country is one of the most frequently visited countries in the region. The Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark is the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is divided into 100 pfennigs or fenings. But before that The Bosnia and Herzegovina Dinar was the independent currency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1998 after it gained independence from Yugoslavia in 1992.

The first issues were overstamped on Yugoslav banknotes. The note depicted beside is a 1000 Dinar banknote issued in 1992. The reverse depicts the famous Stari Most (literally, "Old Bridge") rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman bridge in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina that crosses the river Neretva and connects the two parts of the city. The obverse has denominational value and spiral design patterns.

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