BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA

(convertible mark = 100 fennig)

56-BAM
Text Box: The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina was established in late 1997, successful debt negotiations were held with the London Club in December 1997 and with the Paris Club in October 1998, and a new currency, the Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark (KM), was introduced in mid-1998. The KM is pegged to the German mark at a 1:1 rate (=0.5112919 EUR). All notes (without 200 ÊÌ) are in two versions (Republica Srpska and Federation BiH ), both versions are ÎÊ in the all country.

!!! not exchangeable !!!
Text Box: Import / Export restrictions: Foreign currency: In: free Out: free Local currency: In: free Out: free

Last 120 days

NOTES in circulation (1998+)

the 50 pfeniga NOTE, withdrawn from circulation on March 31, 2003 !!!!

COINS in circulation (1998+)

!!! not exchangeable !!!

!!! due to printing error 1 KM in serb version was never put in circulation !!!

!!! not redeemable !!!
Oval: to the rates

 

NOTES and COINS we buy

buy / sell

% fixing

Valid till:

Notes 

BAM (KM) 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 (1998+)

xx / xx %

in circulation

5 marka is out of circulation since îò 1.1.2010

no

not exchangeable !!!

 

!!!! 50 pfeniga note is out of circulation since îò 31.03.2003; 1 marka is out of circulation since îò 1.1.2009 

 

 !!!   Attention to not mistake 50 pfeniga note with 50 maraka note   !!!

Coins

BAM (KM) 5, 2, 1; pfeniga 50, 20, 10 (1998+) 

xx / xx %

in circulation

 

 

 

 

Area

(sq km)

Population (2005)

Language/Ethnicity

Ethnicity / Religion

Life duration

GDP per capita

(world position)

51 129

4 498 976

Bosnian (official)

Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31 %

male 74.21

 

Sarajevo 581 500

Croatian (official)

Roman Catholic 15 %

female 81.72

2005 : 6 800 (115)

Banja Luka 189 700

Serbian (official)

(Muslim 48%, Serb 37 %, Croat 14 %)

 

 

EUR/BAM(120 days)

latest (25.5)

lowest (7.4)

highest (25.5)

2.03346

1.92969

2.03346

BAM 200 (2002)(156*76mm)

BAM 100 (1998)(154*74mm)(Feder BiH)

BAM 100 (1998)(154*74mm)(Rep.Srpska)

BAM 50 (1998)(146*71mm)(Feder BiH)

BAM 50 (1998)(146*71mm)(Rep.Srpska)

BAM 20 (1998)(138*68mm)(Feder BiH)

BAM 20 (1998)(138*68mm)(Rep.Srpska)

BAM 10 (1998)(130*65mm)(Feder BiH)

BAM 10 (1998)(130*65mm)(Rep.Srpska)

BAM 5 (1998)(122*62mm)

BAM 1 (1998)(120*60mm)(Feder BiH)

BAM 1 (1998)(120*60mm)(Rep.Srpska)

50 pfeniga (1998)(120*60mm)(Feder BiH)

50 pfeniga (1998)(120*60mm)(Rep.Srpska)

5 KM (5.1.2006)(30mm)

2 KM (31.7.2000)(25.75mm)

1 KM (31.7.2000)(23.23mm)

50 pfeniga (9.12.1998)(24mm)

20 pfeniga (9.12.1998)(22mm)

10 pfeniga (9.12.1998)(20mm)

 

5 pfeniga(5.1.2006)(18mm)