Yugoslavia 10000 Dinara banknote 1936 National Bank of Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Obverse: Portrait of the young King Peter II of Yugoslavia at left, Serbian Crown (House of Karadjordjevic Crown)at centre, value at centre, low left and top right.
Reverse: Peasant couple at right.
Watermark: Bust of King Peter I of Yugoslavia in military uniform.
Signatures: Governors of the National Bank of Kingdom of Yugoslavia - Milan Radosavljevic, a member of the council - Ivo Belen.
Format: 202 x 115 mm; Color: Multicolor; Paper: white thin.
Graphic artist - Paja Jovanović, engraver - Veljko A. Kuhn.
Printed by "ZIN" - Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes and Coins (ZIN), Belgrade.
Yugoslavian banknotes
National Bank of Kingdom of Yugoslavia - Narodna banka Kraljevine Jugoslavije
1934-1936 Issue
Peter II of Yugoslavia, also known as Peter II Karadjordjevic (6 September 1923 – 3 November 1970), was the third and last King of Yugoslavia and the last reigning member of the Karađorđević dynasty, founded early in the 19th century. Peter II was the eldest son of King Alexander I and Queen Maria (born Princess of Romania); his godfather was George V of the United Kingdom.
His education commenced at the Royal Palace. He then attended Sandroyd School in Wiltshire, England. When he was 11 years old, Peter succeeded to the Yugoslav throne in 1934 upon the assassination of his father King Alexander I in Marseille during a state visit to France. Because of the King's young age, a regency was established, headed by his father's cousin Prince Paul of Yugoslavia.
Although Peter II and his advisers opposed Nazi Germany, Regent Prince Paul declared that the Kingdom of Yugoslavia would join the Tripartite Pact on 25 March 1941. Two days later, King Peter, at age 17, was proclaimed of age, and participated in a British-supported coup d'état opposing the Tripartite Pact.
Postponing Operation Barbarossa, Germany simultaneously attacked Yugoslavia and Greece. Within a week, Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary and Italy invaded Yugoslavia and the government was forced to surrender on 17 April. Yugoslavia was divided to satisfy Italian, Bulgarian, Hungarian and German demands.
Peter left the country with the Yugoslav government following the Axis invasion; initially the King went with his government to Greece, then to Jerusalem in the British Mandate of Palestine, and to Cairo. He went to the United Kingdom in June 1941, where he joined numerous other governments in exile from Nazi-occupied Europe. The King completed his education at Cambridge University and joined the Royal Air Force.
Peter married Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, in London on 20 March 1944. They had one son, Alexander, born on 17 July 1945.
Peter was deposed by Yugoslavia's Communist Constituent Assembly on 29 November 1945. After the war, he settled in the United States. After many years of suffering from cirrhosis of the liver, he died in Denver, Colorado, on 3 November 1970, after a failed liver transplant.
Peter was interred at the Saint Sava Monastery Church at Libertyville, Illinois, the only European monarch ever buried on American soil.
House of Karadjordjevic Crown
The Karadjordjevic Crown Jewels were created in 1904 for the coronation of King Peter I. The pieces were made from materials that included bronze taken from the cannon Karađorđe used during the First Serbian Uprising. This gesture was symbolic because 1904 was the 100th anniversary of that uprising. The regalia was made in Paris by the famous Falise brothers jewellery company and is currently the only Serbian crown kept in the territory of the Republic of Serbia.
Paja Jovanović
Pavle "Paja" Jovanović (16 June 1859 – 30 November 1957) was a Serbian Realist painter. He is considered one of Serbia's greatest academic painters. His most famous and recognizable paintings are the Serbian Migrations, the Crowning of Stefan Dušan, the Takovo Uprising, Cockfighting, Decorating of the Bride, and the Fencing Lesson. He also painted many famous portraits. While many of his works can be seen in many European museums across the continent some have been lost, like Furor Teutonicus, a monumental oil on canvas depicting Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.