Blidinje Nature Park in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Blidinje Nature Park in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

So here we have the Bosnian and Herzegovinian dinar, nominal - 500. The year of issue of this coin is 1996, Mint: British Pobjoy Mint, Tedward, England.

Blidinje Nature Park is a nature park in Bosnia and Herzegovina, established on 30 April 1995. It is situated at the Blidinje plateau, in the heart of Dinaric Alps, between major mountains of the range, Čvrsnica, Čabulja and Vran, with characteristic karstic features such as Dugopolje field, Blidinje Lake, Grabovica and Drežanka valleys, and others.

Grabovica valley with small Grabovica creek is a special reserve within park, squeezed deep into Čvrsnica, and form a deep canyon between steep and rugged cliffs of the mountain. Within the valley are two small villages Gornja Grabovica (Jablanica) and Donja Grabovica.

The most important hydrogeological phenomena in the park is alpine lake, Blidinje Lake, largest of its kind in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Blidinje lake is the direct result of a glacial retreat, but according to the Poklečani Parishes office documents, lake is, also, a product of anthropogenic intervention and activities of human inhabitants.

According to these documents, the lake is artificial and it was created at the end of the 19th century. In order to keep the water that is lost through the subterranean passage, local residents and cattle breeders sealed sinkholes with branches and clay, so that water could not find its way underground. Therefore, the lake was formed. Its surface area varies between 2,5 and 6 km², while its average depth is 1,9 m, with altitude of 1.184 meter.

Founder

British Pobjoy Mint, Tedward, England.

Date

1995.

Culture

Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Medium

Copper-nickel.

Dimensions

28.5x38.5x3.2.

Classification

Coin.