Serbian/Yugoslavian 2 dinara?!

Hi folks, I've been going through a big collection and came across this one, it looks like a Serbian/Yugoslavian coin, but I can't find it anywhere on google.

Does anyone know what it is?

 

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That is a Bulgarian coin from the early 20th century.
It is from a period during which the country was monarchy.

The characters are in Cyrillic.

It says - 2 ЛЕВА. That is Bulgarian currency.

 

Ahh, I see! That's interesting, thanks.

The coin design is a bit similar to Serbian coins of the same time period that's why I got confused!

One of the Serbian coins in the collection:

 

They were struck in Belgium or France, depending on MM or no MM
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7702.html

 

Yes, the design is quite close. No wonder for the guess.

 

I can read some Cyrillic since it is derived from Greek. The obverse says, "Alexander I. King of Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia". The denomination is 2 Dinars.

 

Many Greek coins of that period were also struck at the Paris mint.

 

I didn't know what about the Paris/Brussels mint. v interesting.

I'm guessing that explains why "A Patey" is seen on so many of these coins

 

Very nice photos BTW

 

thanks! The camera setup I use was inspired by this thread: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/advanced-coin-photography.362765/