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Currency of North Macedonia

The denar (; paucal: denari / денари; abbreviation: den / ден; ISO code: MKD) is the currency of North Macedonia. Though subdivided into one hundred deni (дени), coins with a denomination of less than one denar have not been in use since 2013.

The first denar was established as a temporary currency on 26 April 1992 in the then Republic of Macedonia, replacing the 1990 version of the Yugoslav dinar at a 1:1 parity. In May 1993, the currency was reformed and a new denar was introduced, with one new denar being equal to 100 old denars.

The name denar comes from the name of the ancient Roman monetary unit, the denarius. The abbreviation is ден, the first three Cyrillic letters of its name.

The first denar was a temporary currency introduced on 26 April 1992 to replace the Yugoslav dinar at 1:1 parity and establish the monetary independence of Macedonia.

Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia on 8 September 1991. At the time, the country was using the Yugoslav dinar. But secret preparations were begun to introduce its own currency, and by April 1992, Macedonia was ready to acquire monetary independence from Yugoslavia. On 26 April, the National Bank of Macedonia was established and the denar declared the national currency. Notes in the form of "value coupons" entered circulation the following day, and on 30 April 1992, the Yugoslav dinar ceased to be legal tender. In May 1993, the first denar was replaced at a rate of 100 to 1 by a new, permanent denar consisting of notes and coins.

No coins were issued for the first denar.

Temporary notes ("value coupons") were introduced on 27 April 1992, although preparations for producing them began much earlier. The notes remained in circulation until they were replaced by permanent notes of the second denar in 1993.

Printing of the notes started on 15 January 1992 at the “11 October” printing firm in Prilep. The difficulties of creating a new currency in secret were reflected in the notes themselves. The paper, purchased from Slovenia, proved to be of poor quality and lacked adequate security. Although denominated in denari, the name of the currency did not appear on the notes because they were printed prior to the adoption of the Law on the Monetary Unit. Likewise, the issuer appeared as the "National Bank of Macedonia", not its successor, the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia.

Due to the country's name change as part of the Prespa Agreement, a new set of coins featuring the new name of North Macedonia is being released into circulation, starting with 1 denar coins in April 2021. Coins of the second series (2020–present) 23.80 mm 5.1 g CuNi3Zn17 Plain Value,Stylized horizont with a 16 ray sun Република Северна Македонија, circular; year in the lower central field. Šarplaninec shepherd dog 2020 1 April 2021 Current

In 1995, circulation coins of 1, 2, and 5 denar denominations were struck in honor of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization.

In 1993, the new denar was issued in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, and 500 denar notes. The 20 denar note was only issued in this first series. In 1996, 1000 and 5000 denar notes were added. In 2016, notes of 200 and 2,000 denars were issued, while the national bank began withdrawing the 5000 denar banknote from circulation to re balance the structure of notes in circulation. In 2017, the national bank unveiled its current polymer banknotes, the 10 and 50 denar notes, and put them into circulation on May 15. 1993 series (Issued October 1993) 10 DEN blue Makedonium Monument in Kruševo Panorama of Kruševo 20 DEN brown dark red Daut Pasha Bath in Skopje Clock tower in Skopje 50 DEN red Monastery of St. Pantelejmon in Skopje Old National Bank of Macedonia building in Skopje 100 DEN brown Church of St. Sofia in Ohrid National Museum building in Ohrid 500 DEN brown dark green Monastery of St. Jovan Caneo in Ohrid Samuil's Fortress in Ohrid 1996 series Obverse Reverse Value Colour Obverse Reverse 10 DEN lilac Egyptian goddess Isis (Izida, 2nd century BC), Ohrid; gold earring (4th century BC), v. Beranci, Bitola Mosaic in Stobi (4th 5th century) 50 DEN blue Fresco in the Church of St. Pantelejmon, Nerezi; Follis coin Arhangel Gavril in the St. Ǵorǵi Church, Kurbinovo 100 DEN lilac brown Skopje from engraving by Jacobus Harevin View of Skopje from an Albanian house 500 DEN red brown Gold mask, v. Trebeništa, Ohrid (6th century BC) Poppy flower 1,000 DEN brown Madonna Episkepis, icon from the Church of St. Vrači, Ohrid, 14th century Gregory's gallery (14th century), Church of St. Sofia, Ohrid 5,000 DEN red brown green Bronze figure of Maenad (6th century BC), Tetovo Dog and tree, mosaic, Heraclea Lyncestis (5th 6th century AD), Bitola Upgrade of the 1996 series Obverse Reverse Value Colour Obverse Reverse 500 DEN red brown Gold mask, v. Trebeništa, Ohrid (6th century BC) Poppy flower 1,000 DEN brown Madonna Episkepis, icon from the St. Vrači Church, Ohrid, 14th century Gregory's gallery (14th century), Church of St. Sofia, Ohrid 2014 series (Issued December 2016) 200 DEN Early medieval bronze fibula (found near Prilep); Relief of the Old Testament Psalm 41 (terracotta icon from Vinica) Artistic elements on the façade of Colorful Mosque (Šarena Džamija, Alaca Cami), Tetovo; Marble tiles with floral designs of Isaak Beg Mosque (Isak Džamija), Bitola 2000 denari Bronze artefact in the form of cup poppy (discovered in Suva Reka, Gevgelija); Macedonian bridal dress from Prilep Decoration on the inside of a gilded bowl (16th century), "Source of Life", peacocks 2018 "Polymer Series" (Issued March 2018) 10 DEN lilac Egyptian goddess Isis (Izida, 2nd century BC), Ohrid; gold earring (4th century BC), v. Beranci, Bitola. Mosaic in Stobi (4th 5th century) Mosaic in Stobi (4th 5th century) 50 DEN blue Fresco in the Church of St. Pantelejmon, Nerezi; Follis coin Arhangel Gavril in the St. Ǵorǵi Church, Kurbinovo

The denar is de facto pegged to Euro at a rate of 1 EUR=61.3644 MKD +/ 1% using a stabilization agreement.