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Banovac
Sign in to savethumb|Coin of Andrew II of Hungary, or [[Béla IV of Hungary.]] Banovac, banski denar or banica is a coin struck and used in the Kingdom of Croatia between 1235 and 1384, replacing the Croatian frizatik (which was also minted by Duke of Slavonia). The Latin name '''' was derived from the words ban ("viceroy") and denarius''.
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thumb|Coin of Andrew II of Hungary, or [[Béla IV of Hungary.]] Banovac, banski denar or banica is a coin struck and used in the Kingdom of Croatia between 1235 and 1384, replacing the Croatian frizatik (which was also minted by Duke of Slavonia). The Latin name '''' was derived from the words ban ("viceroy") and denarius''.
The coins were first minted in Pakrac, and from 1260 in Zagreb. They were well made, of quality silver, because of which became common exchange currency in Central Europe. There exist some 400 types and sub-types of banovac.
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