50 Illyri Miloš Obilić

The Republic of Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in February 2008, though some nations, including Serbia still do not recognize it. Kosovo uses the Euro and has not issued any official coins or notes. Recently however an unofficial coin was minted by a Russian coin dealer to commemorate the Kosovo's 10th anniversary. One side of the 2018 Kosovo 50 Illyri depicts national hero Miloš Obilić (Obiliq). He is credited with the assassination of Ottoman Sultan Murad I at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389. Both the Ottomans and Serbians suffered extremely heavy casualties in the inclusive battle. The Serbs were left with insufficient forces to continue to effectively defend their territory, which eventually succumbed to the Ottomans. The other side depicts the arms of Kosovo along with the dates 2008 and 2018. The denomination is named after a group of ancient Indo-European tribes that inhabited the region. The 40mm silver-plated Proof coin has a mintage of only 150 pieces.