Coin Value | Serbia 5 and 10 Para 1879

Serbia 5 and 10 Para 1879

Date: 1879	Mint mark: not apparent	Size: medium
Description: There is a face on the front with Tasset under it I will type as many of the letters as I can but it is in Russian. M backwards NAAH M. O lower case b with a line over it PEHOB backwords N combination of upper case T and lower case b IV. K combination of upper case H and lower case b A3 CP pi symbol CK backwards N. On the back is a crown on top with two different wreath halves tied together with a bow. In the middle is a 5 over a pi symbol APA then 1879 underneath of that.
Composition: not precious	Wear: average circulated	Eye appeal: attractive
Country: Russia	Denomination: not specified	Holder: not specified

[Request 11049 received from Hank, Friday, 20-Apr-2012, answered by Paul]

Milan Obrenović reigned as Prince Milan IV of Serbia from 1868 to 1882 and King Milan I of Serbia from 1882 to 1889. His likeness appears on 5 and 10 para coins minted in bronze. There are other Serbian coins with his portrait, but they are minted in silver. This page applies to the bronze issues only.

BTW, the coin in our picture looks un-natural. Perhaps it had been cleaned a few years back. With a cleaned look, knowledgeable collectors will not buy it, so it is worth zero.

The listings below give approximate catalog values for both 5 and 10 para, which are worth about the same. Use our Important Terminology page (link at upper left) to covert to actual buy and sell values.

worn: $5 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $20
well preserved: $50
fully uncirculated: $100