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War Silver Coins

There were two issues of silver coins from 1915 bearing the image of King Petar I Karadjordjević that were minted during World War I in the Parisian mint. The first issue included the name of the engraver Schwartz, while the second issue omitted the engraver's name. These coins remained valid payment in Serbia until June 28, 1931. They differed in small details but served as money during a difficult time in Serbian history marked by battles against larger enemies in World War I.

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War Silver Coins

There were two issues of silver coins from 1915 bearing the image of King Petar I Karadjordjević that were minted during World War I in the Parisian mint. The first issue included the name of the engraver Schwartz, while the second issue omitted the engraver's name. These coins remained valid payment in Serbia until June 28, 1931. They differed in small details but served as money during a difficult time in Serbian history marked by battles against larger enemies in World War I.

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Bankarstvo, 2016, vol. 45, br.

3 166
Primljen: 01.09.2016. Prihvaćen: 06.09.2016.

UDK 737.1(497.11)"1915/1931"
pregledni naučni članak
doi: 10.5937/bankarstvo1603166P

Svetlana Pantelić
Udruženje banaka Srbije
RATNI
SREBRNJACI
[email protected]

Rezime

Dve su emisije srebrnog novca od 50 para, 1 i 2 dinara koje na sebi nose godinu 1915. sa likom
kralja Petra I Karađorđevića iskovane u Pariskoj kovnici. Iskovane za vreme I svetskog rata ove dve
emisije srebrnjaka razlikuju se samo u tome što je prva imala naznačeno ime gravera (Schwartz) dok
je kod druge emisije ime izostavljeno. Ove kovanice bile su važeće sredstvo plaćanja sve do 28. juna
1931. godine.

Ključne reči: srebrni novac, 1 dinar, 2 dinara, 50 para, 1915. godina, kralj Petar I Karađorđević, Pariska
kovnica, prva emisija, druga emisija, graver Schwartz, Narodna banka.

JEL: E42, N24, N44

Srebrni novac od 1 dinara iz


1915. godine - lice

The 1-dinar silver coin from


1915 - obverse
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167 Bankarstvo, 2016, Vol. 45, Issue 3
Received: 01.09.2016 Accepted: 06.09.2016

UDC 737.1(497.11)"1915/1931"
pregledni naučni članak scientific review article
doi: 10.5937/bankarstvo1603166P

WAR SILVER Svetlana Pantelić


Association of Serbian Banks

COINS
[email protected]

Summary

There were two issues of silver 50-para, 1- and 2-dinar coins minted in the Parisian minting house
marked with the year 1915 and bearing the image of King Petar I Karadjordjević. Minted during the
I World War, these two issues of silver coins only differed in that the first one had the specified name
of the engraver (Schwartz), whereas the second issue had the engraver’s name left out. These coins
were used as the official legal tender until 28 June 1931.

Keywords: silver coins, 1 dinar, 2 dinars, 50 paras, 1915, King Petar I Karadjordjević, Parisian minting
house, first issue, second issue, engraver Schwartz, National Bank

JEL: E42, N24, N44

Srebrni novac od 1 dinara iz


1915. godine - naličje

The 1-dinar silver coin from


1915 - reverse
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Karakteristike kovanica:
Lice: Desni profil Petra I

S
Karađorđevića sa natpisom “Petar I kralj
a likom kralja Petra I Karađorđevića Srbije“. Ispod prvog slova - P nalazi se
postoji više emisija srebrnog novca, iz rog izobilja, znak Pariske kovnice, a ispod
1904, 1912. i 1915. godine. Numizmatičari poslednjeg slova natpisa - E je baklja kao
smatraju da je kovanica od 5 dinara iz 1904. oznaka glavnog gravera (Henry Patey).
godine jedan od najlepših primeraka srpske Po ivici polja je niz tačkica. Ispod lika
moderne numizmatike, poznat po nazivu kralja je ime gravera Schwartz, ali samo
dvoglavac jer su na aversu predstavljene glave kod prve emisije srebrnjaka.
Karađorđa i Petra I. Srebrnjaci iz 1915. godine Naličje: U sredini, jedno ispod drugog
možda ne spadaju u najlepše primerke sa likom se nalaze oznake vrednosti arapskim
kralja Petra ali su svakako obeležje jednog brojem (50, 1 ili 2), naziv ćirilicom
teškog perioda u istoriji Srbije, koliko teškog (para, dinar ili dinara) i 1915. godina.
toliko i slavnog po hrabrosti srpskih vojnika i Sve je oivičeno vencem od hrastovog i
umnom i smelom vojevanju nad mnogo većim i lovorovog lišća sa krunom na vrhu. Po
moćnijim neprijateljima u I svetskom ratu. ivici je niz tačkica.
Dve su emisije srebrnog novca iz 1915. Obod: nazubljen
godine: prva na osnovu Zakona o kovanju
srebrnog novca od 20. decembra 1914. godine
i druga na osnovu Zakona o vanrednim
kreditima u iznosu od 200.000.000 dinara i
kovanju srebrnog i niklenog novca od 30.
septembra 1916. Prva emisija kovanica imala je
naznačeno ime gravera - Schwartz dok je kod
druge emisije ime bilo izostavljeno.
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Coin Characteristics:
Obverse: Right profile of King Petar

T
I Karadjordjević with the inscription
“Petar I King of Serbia”. Below the here were a few issues of silver coins
first letter P, there is a horn of plenty, bearing the image of King Petar I
the symbol of the Parisian minting Karadjordjević, from 1904, 1912 and 1915.
house, and below the last letter in the The numismatists consider the 5-dinar coin
inscription there is a torch, signifying the from 1904 to be one of the prettiest pieces in
main engraver (Herny Patey). A series of the modern Serbian numismatics, known as
dots encircles the edge. Below the King’s “dvoglavac” (eng. two-heads) because the
image there is the name of the engraver, obverse featured the heads of Karadjordje and
i.e. Schwartz, but only in the first issue of King Petar I. The 1915 silver coins may not be
these silver coins. considered the prettiest pieces featuring the
Reverse: In the middle, one below the image of King Petar I, but they are certainly a
other, are the denomination in Arabic symbol of a rather difficult period in the history
numbers (50, 1 or 2), the title in Cyrillic of Serbia - difficult yet celebrated by the courage
(para, dinar or dinars) and the year of of the Serbian soldiers and the wise and bold
1915. All this is encircled with the wreath battles against the superior and more powerful
of oak and laurel leaves, with the crown enemies in the I World War.
on top. A series of dots encircles the edge. There were two issues of the 1915 silver
Rim: reeded coins: the first one based on the Law on
Minting Silver Coins as of 20 December 1914,
and the second one based on the Law on
Extraordinary Loans amounting to 200,000,000
dinars and Minting of Silver and Nickel Coins
as of 30 September 1916. The first issue of the
coins had the engraver’s name, i.e. Schwartz,
signified, whereas the second issue had this
name omitted.
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Prva emisija

P red I svetski rat Narodna banka je u


rezervi imala oko 8 miliona dinara u
srebrnom novcu kao deo podloge za emitovane
već 19. februara 1915. potvrđuje da je primila
12.437,11 franaka za izradu jednog dinara u
700.000 komada, poludinarca u 600.000 komada
novčanice da bi ta rezerva pala krajem 1914. na i za potrebnu ambalažu.
samo 2,2 miliona dinara. Oskudica u sitnom Po podacima Narodne banke iz 1920. godine
srebrnom novcu verovatno se osećala i pre prve količine kovanica prve emisije koje su
izbijanja rata ali je ona tada postala alarmantna. sadržale: 7 miliona komada od 50 para, 6,5 miliona
Naime, u krajevima koji su pripojeni Srbiji komada od 1 dinara i 2,5 miliona komada od 2
nakon balkanskih ratova 1912-1913. godine dinara stizale su u Srbiju od marta do avgusta
stanovništvo se sa nepoverenjem odnosilo 1915. godine. U domaćoj literaturi se mogu naći i
prema papirnatim novčanicama Narodne podaci o nešto većoj količini svih ovih isporučenih
banke a štedelo u srebrnjacima. Takav odnos apoena, kao na primer kod I. Vučićevića, S.
i diskriminacija jednog u odnosu na drugo Novakovića i R. Mandića. Pošiljke su stizale preko
sredstvo plaćanja nastali su sa početkom rata Marseja u Solun, pre svega ratnim ali i poštanskim
i u celoj Srbiji, te je narod požurio da svoje brodovima. Ove kovanice puštane su odmah u
novčanice promeni u kovani srebrni novac. opticaj i bile važeće sredstvo plaćanja sve do 28.
Zbog toga je u ratnom zatišju “krajem 1914. juna 1931. godine.
srpska vlada odlučila da od Narodne skupštine
zatraži ovlašćenje za kovanje srebrnog sitnog
novca u ukupnom nominalnom iznosu od 15
miliona dinara” (Hadži Pešić, 1995)
Pregovori sa francuskim ministrom finansija
nakon izglasanog Zakona o kovanju srebrnog
novca u Narodnoj skupštini uspešno su završeni
i 1. januara 1915. godine Narodna banka je
ovlastila srpskog poslanika u Parizu da odobri
kovanje novog srpskog novca u Pariskoj kovnici
po ponuđenim cenama a Banku Francuske
da za njen račun kupuje srebro po ceni od 88
franaka za 1kg finog srebra. U svrhu kupovine
srebra Narodna banka je obezbedila 3 miliona
franaka ili 120.000 funti sterlinga položivši ček
na Banku Engleske. Dušan Šainović, glavni
sekretar Narodne banke, kojeg je krajem 1914.
Ministarstvo finansija Srbije uputilo u Pariz
sa matricama i žigovima srpskog srebrnog
novca iz emisije 1912. godine da ih uruči
Francuskoj kovnici, obavestio je, sredinom
januara, telegramom Narodnu banku da je
kupljena prva količina od 20.000 kg srebra po
ceni od 87,15 franaka za 1 kg. Pariska kovnica
“Administration des Monnaies et Medailles”
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First Issue

O n the eve of the I World War, the National


Bank had the reserves amounting to
about 8 million dinars in silver coins, as part
The negotiations with the French Minister of
Finance, following the adoption of the Law on
Minting Silver Coins at the National Parliament,
of the backup for issued banknotes, yet in late were successfully completed, and on 1 January
1914 these reserves dropped to no more than 1915 the National Bank authorized the Serbian
2.2 million dinars. The deficiency of small- emissary in Paris to launch the minting of new
denomination silver coins had probably been Serbian coins at the Parisian minting house
felt even before the outbreak of the war, but at according to the offered prices, and Banque
this point it became alarming. Namely, in the de France to purchase silver on its account at
regions adjoined to Serbia in the aftermath of the price of 88 francs for 1kg of fine silver. For
the 1912-1913 Balkan wars, the population was the purpose of purchasing silver, the National
distrustful towards the National Bank’s paper Bank provided 3 million francs or 120,000
banknotes, saving in silver coins instead. Such pounds sterling, having deposited a cheque
a discriminatory attitude towards these two to the Bank of England. Dušan Šainović, Chief
means of payment spread across the entire Secretary of the National Bank, who was in late
Serbia at the beginning of the war, and the 1914 sent to Paris by the Ministry of Finance to
people rushed to convert their banknotes into deliver the molds and imprints of the Serbian
minted silver coins. Thus, in a calm period “in silver coins from the 1912 issue to the Parisian
late 1914 the Serbian Government decided to ask minting house, in mid-January informed the
for a permission from the National Parliament National Bank in a telegram that the first batch
to mint the small-denomination silver coins in of 20,000kg of silver was already purchased at
the total nominal amount of 15 million dinars” the price of 87.15 francs for 1kg. Already on
(Hadži-Pešić, 1995). 19 February 1915 the Parisian minting house
“Administration des Monnaies et Medailles”
confirmed that it had received 12,437.11 francs
for minting 700,000 pieces of 1-dinar coins,
600,000 pieces of 50-para coins, and the required
packaging.
According to the data of the National Bank
from 1920, the initial batches of coins from the
first issue, containing: 7 million pieces of 50-para
coins, 6.5 million pieces of 1-dinar coins, and 2.5
million pieces of 2-dinar coins, were arriving
at Serbia from March to August 1915. The data
in some domestic references, for instance I.
Vučićević, S. Novaković and R. Mandić, speak
of somewhat larger amounts of all the delivered
coins. The shipments were sent via Marseille
to Thessaloniki, mostly by military ships, but
also by postal ones. These coins were put in
circulation immediately and remained the
official legal tender until 28 June 1931.
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Druga emisija

U ratnim uslovima ova emitovana količina


srebrnika u vrednosti od 15 miliona
dinara nije zadovoljila tražnju. Zbog toga,
je predviđeno kovanje srebrnika u nominalnom
iznosu od 30 miliona dinara i niklenog novca
do nominalnog iznosa od 10 miliona dinara
iako bez pravnog osnova jer za to nije bilo ali da su ratne prilike onemogućile njegovo
odgovarajućeg zakona, Ministarski savet donošenje. Potom je i regent Aleksandar u
donosi odluku o kovanju novih 15 miliona Solunu, 30. septembra 1916. godine, potvrdio
dinara: 7 miliona komada od 50 para, 6,5 njegovo donošenje.
miliona komada od 1 dinara i 2,5 miliona Na osnovu ovog Zakona iskovana je druga
komada od 2 dinara. Kraljevsko poslanstvo emisija srebrnika, ne u nominalnoj vrednosti od
Srbije u Parizu obaveštava Šainovića da stupi 30 već od 15 miliona dinara i koja takođe nosi
u kontakt sa Bankom Francuske i kovnicom i oznaku 1915. godine ali bez oznake gravera.
naloži im da za novu emisiju srebrnika kupe Ovoj emisiji pripada i nikleni novac koji na sebi
potrebno srebro, da ona bude po tehničkim ima oznaku godine 1917.
osobinama i izgledu ista kao i prethodna emisija Francuska vlada je uvažila molbu Srbije
ali da se samo ukloni oznaka gravera. Šainović da se u Pariskoj kovnici iskuje 15 miliona
će 25. septembra (po starom kalendaru) 1915. srebrnog novca. Prva pošiljka u Brindizi stigla
obavestiti Narodnu banku u Kruševcu da je je 8. decembra 1916. Od prve do sedamnaeste
Banka Francuske od Ministarstva finansija isporuke prošlo je nešto više od pola godine.
Srbije dobila predujam od 3 miliona franaka Preko Brindizija za Skadar i Drač upućene
za kupovinu srebra uz informaciju da Banka su prve dve pošiljke kovanica u ukupnoj
Francuske ne može da počne sa kupovinom nominalnoj vrednosti od 1 milion dinara,
srebra pre no što francuska vlada ne odobri druge dve, takođe od 1 milion dinara su ostale
njegovo kovanje sa bojaznošću da to možda u Brindiziju do daljeg naređenja a ostale, njih
neće biti uskoro jer je Pariska kovnica zauzeta 13, u nominalnom iznosu od 13.000.015 dinara
kovanjem francuskih srebrnika. upućene su za Marsej ali se do danas ne zna
Pripreme za kovanje nove emisije srebrnika kuda dalje. Prema podacima Narodne banke
su prekinute zaoštravanjem stanja u Srbiji Jugoslavije iz Pariske kovnice isporučeno je:
zahvaćenoj ratom jer se neprijateljskoj armiji 7 miliona komada od 50 para, 6 miliona i 15
pridružuje i Bugarska. Vojska i stanovništvo komada od 1 dinara i 2,5 miliona komada od 2
povlači se na jug i sa vrhovnom komandom od dinara. U postojećoj literaturi navodi se znatno
25. novembra kreće ka Crnoj Gori i Albaniji do manji tiraž druge emisije ovih kovanica. Po
Jadranskog mora da bi se, tokom januara 1916. mišljenju Jovana Hadži- Pešića ova razlika u
godine, iz Skadra uz pomoć saveznika prebacili količini isporučenih kovanica je nastala zbog
na Krf. Predstavnici Narodne banke za to vreme neuspešnog transporta morem za vreme rata.
su se povukli u Kruševac odakle su vozom, u Prve količine kovanica druge emisije
kojem su bili novac, ostale vrednosti i poslovne počele su stizati u ministarstvo finansija
knjige, krenuli 1. oktobra 1915. u Solun i tu i Narodnu banku u vreme evakuacije iz
ostali jer do planiranog Bitolja nisu uspeli da se zemlje i prebacivanja u Grčku. Od ukupne
probiju. Na ratni brod Francuske ukrcavaju se količine ovih iskovanih srebrnika u opticaj
tek 6. decembra. Marsej će biti njihovo odredište je, prema podacima Narodne banke, ušlo
gde počinju sa radom u izbeglištvu. 1,5 do 2 miliona dinara. Ovaj srebrni novac
Na Krfu je 18. septembra 1916. usvojen opstao je kao sredstvo plaćanja od Kraljevine
na Narodnoj skupštini Zakon o vanrednim Srbije, preko Kraljevine SHS do Kraljevine
kreditima od 200 miliona dinara i o kovanju Jugoslavije kada je po osnovu odredbe Zakona
srebrnog i niklenog novca. U predlogu ovog o novcu Kraljevine Jugoslavije (objavljenom u
Zakona se naglašava da je Vlada pre godinu Službenim novinama 1-14.5.1931.), prestao to
dana (u septembru 1915.) pripremila zakonski da bude 28. juna 1931. godine.
predlog sa ovlašćenjem za kovanje novca kojim
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Second Issue

I n the times and circumstances of war,


the issued amount of silver coins, worth
15 million dinars, did not meet the demand.
underlined that one year ago (in September
1915) the Government prepared the draft
containing the authorization to mint coins,
Thus, although without a proper legal basis, which prescribed the minting of silver coins
since there was no relevant law, the Ministerial in the nominal amount of 30 million dinars,
Council passed the decision about minting and nickel coins in the nominal amount of
another 15 million dinars, i.e. 7 million pieces of 10 million dinars, after which the military
50-para coins, 6.5 million pieces of 1-dinar coins circumstances made it impossible for this draft
and 2.5 million pieces of 2-dinar coins. The to be adopted. Subsequently, on 30 September
royal emissaries of Serbia in Paris instructed 1916 in Thessaloniki, Prince Regent Aleksandar
Mr Šainović to contact Banque de France and confirmed its adoption.
the Parisian minting house, informing them Based on this Law the second issue of silver
to purchase the necessary silver for the new coins was minted, not in the nominal value of
issue of silver coins, which should be the same 30, but 15 million dinars, also featuring the year
as the previous one in terms of its technical 1915, yet no engraver’s name. This issue includes
characteristics and appearance, except for the the nickel coins featuring the year 1917 as well.
engraver’s name which should be omitted. The French Government accepted the request
On 25 September 1915 (according to the old of Serbia for 15 million dinars in silver coins to be
calendar) Šainović informed the National Bank minted in the Parisian minting house. The first batch
in Kruševac that Banque de France received the arrived in Brindisi on 8 December 1916. It took a
advance payment of 3 million francs from the bit over six months to deliver seventeen batches.
Serbian Ministry of Finance, but announced The first two batches in the total nominal value of
that it cannot start purchasing silver until the 1 million dinars were sent via Brindisi to Shkodër
French Government approved the minting of and Brač, the other two, also worth 1 million dinars
coins, fearing that this might not be soon given each, stayed in Brindisi until further notice, and
that the Parisian minting house had been busy the remaining 13 batches, in the nominal value of
minting the French silver coins. 13,000,015 dinars, were sent to Marseille but their
The preparations for minting the new issue further whereabouts remain unknown until today.
of silver coins were discontinued when the According to the data of the National Bank of
military position of Serbia deteriorated after Yugoslavia, the Parisian minting house delivered:
the enemy’s forces were joined by Bulgaria. 7 million pieces of 50-para coins, 6 million and 15
The army and the people retreated to the pieces of 1-dinar coins and 2.5 million pieces of
south, and on 25 November together with the 2-dinar coins. The existing reference literature says
chief commanders started for Montenegro and that the volume of the second issue of these coins
Albania towards the Adriatic Sea, only to get was much lower. According to Jovan Hadži-Pešić,
transferred to Corfu in the course of January this difference in the amount of delivered coins
1916 from Shkodër, assisted by the allies. occurred due to the unsuccessful transportation
Meanwhile, the representatives of the National by sea during the war.
Bank retreated to Kruševac where on 1 October The first amounts of the second issue coins
1915 they embarked on a train, carrying started to arrive at the Ministry of Finance and
money, other valuables and business books, the National Bank during the evacuation and
to Thessaloniki, which is where they stayed, transportation to Greece. Out of the total amount
unable to reach their planned destination, i.e. of these minted silver coins, according to the
Bitolj. It was not until 6 December that they National Bank’s data, only 1.5 to 2 million dinars
embarked on a French military ship. Their actually entered the circulation. These silver
destination was Marseille, where they launched coins remained legal tender in the Kingdom of
their operations in exile. Serbia, the Kingdom of SCS, and the Kingdom
On 18 September 1916 in Corfu, the National of Yugoslavia, when they were withdrawn
Parliament adopted the Law on Extraordinary pursuant to the provision of the Law on Money
Loans worth 200 million dinars and on Minting of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (published in the
Silver and Nickel Coins. The draft of this Law Official Gazette 1-14.05.1931), on 28 June 1931.
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Petar I - Oslobodilac King Petar I - Liberator

Petar I Karađorđević uspešno je vodio King Petar I Karadjordjević successfully


Srbiju u borbi za oslobođenje zemlje u guided Serbia through the battles for liberation
I balkanskom ratu protiv Turske i u II of the country during the First Balkan War
balkanskom protiv Bugarske. against Turkey and the
Zbog godina i narušenog Second Balkan War against
zdravlja predaje, u leto 1914. Bulgaria. As an elderly man,
godine, svoja kraljevska due to his weak health,
ovlašćenja prestolonasledniku he transferred his royal
Aleksandru. Samo mesec duties to Prince Regent
dana kasnije Austrougarska Aleksandar in the summer
objavljuje rat Srbiji. Nakon of 1914. Only a month later
bitaka na Ceru i Kolubari, gde je Austro-Hungary declared
srpska vojska porazila brojčano war against Serbia.
daleko snažnijeg neprijatelja, Following the battles at Cer
kralj Petar sa narodom u zbegu and Kolubara, where the
i desetkovanom vojskom Serbian army defeated the
povlači se preko neprijateljske bigger and more powerful
albanske teritorije. Preživevši enemy, King Petar with the
albansku golgotu i kao people and his decimated
očevidac velikog stradanja army retreated through
svog naroda od mraza, gladi, the hostile Albanian
umora i iscrpljenosti, dočekao territory. Having survived
je oslobođenje i stvaranje the Albanian Golgotha and
Kraljevine SHS. Kralj Petar, having witnessed the major
omiljen među vojskom i u sufferings of his people
narodu nazvan Oslobodiocem, umro je 16. from the cold, hunger, fatigue and exhaustion,
avgusta 1921. godine i sahranjen na Oplencu. he lived to see the liberation and creation of
the Kingdom of SCS. King Petar, loved both
by the army and the people, and nicknamed
the Liberator, died on 16 August 1921 and was
buried in Oplenac.

Kralј Petar I osmatra bojište,


Samson Černov, 1914.
King Petar I watching
the battlefield,
Samson Černov, 1914
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Narodna banka na novoj adresi: National Bank on the New Location:


Palata Mulo u Marseju Moullot Palace in Marseille

“Uskoro ni “Soon enough Thessaloniki was not safe


Solun nije bio either, and it was decided for the National Bank
više dovoljno to be transferred to France. On 6 December
siguran, pa je the Bank’s valuables were loaded on a French
odlučeno da military ship, which arrived at Marseille on
se Narodna 16 December 1915. For its offices, the Bank
banka prebaci rented six rooms in the Moullot Palace (on
u Francusku. the Stock Exchange Square) in this city, while
B a n č i n e the more precious valuables were deposited
vrednosti su at the Marseille branch of Banque de France.
utovarene 6. In the meantime, the members of the Bank’s
decembra na administration started to arrive at Marseille as
jedan francuski well. On 1 May 1916 the Governor scheduled the
torpiljer, koji first meeting of the Bank’s administration on the
je prispeo u French soil, which was attended by the Governor
Marselj 16. Georg Weifert and the following members of
decembra administration: Luka Ćelović, Marko Stojanović,
1915. godine. Za bančine kancelarije zakupljen Tihomilj J. Marković, Manojlo D. Klidis and Mata
je bio u toj varoši lokal sa šest odeljenja u palati Jovanović.” (National Bank 1884-1934)
Mulo (Moullot) na Trgu berze, dok
su veće vrednosti bančine smeštene u
marsejsku filijalu Bank de Frans. Za to
vreme počeli su pristizati u Marsej i
članovi bančine uprave. Na dan 1. maja
1916. godine guverner je zakazao prvi
sastanak bančine uprave na francuskom
tlu, kome su prisustvovali: guverner
Đorđe Vajfert i članovi uprave Luka
Ćelović, Marko Stojanović, Tihomilj
J. Marković, Manojlo D. Klidis i Mata
Jovanović”. (Narodna banka 1884-
1934.)

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