Archive for the ‘SERBIA’ Category

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5.0000 g., 0.8350 Silver 0.1342 oz. ASW Ruler: Peter I Obv: Head right with designer's name below neck Rev: Crown above value and date within wreath Note: Medallic die alignment

   Serbia, a former inland Balkan kingdom has an area of 34,116 sq. mi. (88,361 sq. km.). Capital: Belgrade.
   Serbia emerged as a separate kingdom in the 12th century and attained its greatest expansion and political influence in the mid-14th century. After the Battle of Kosovo, 1389, Serbia became a vassal principality of Turkey and remained under Turkish suzerainty until it was re-established as an independent kingdom by the 1878 Treaty of Berlin. Read the rest of this entry »