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NOVAC
KRALJA
VUKAINA
MRNJAVEVIA
(1365-1371)

rb Mrnjavevia sastoji se od lema,

elenke, plata i tita sa predstavom na
njemu. Iznad elenke se pojavljuje enska glava
sa krunom i minuom to je prava osobenost
ovog grba. Poput grba, i srebrni dinar kralja
Vukaina i despota Ugljee je zanimljiv primer
novca na kojem se nazire kombinaca elenke
(znamenja Nemanjia) i krunisano ensko lice
(znamenje Mrnjavevia) to ukazuje na vazalni
odnos Vukaina prema Nemanjiima.
Na jednoj vrsti njegovih kovanica, koje je
kovao takoe sa bratom povodom Ugljeinog
proglaenja za despota i preuzimanja
namesnitva od carice Jelene nad Serskom
oblau, na naliju je monogram cara Duana
kao simbol jedinstva Serske oblasti i drugih
rakih zemalja. Pojedini primerci druge vrste
kovanica su slabog kvaliteta jer su, zbog
neadekvatnog kalupa, loe otkovani te se
tekstovi na njima teko itaju. Za neke vrste
Vukainovih kovanica postoji sumnja da ih je
on kovao ve se misli da su primerci njegovog
najstareg sina Marka, u narodnim pesmama
proslavljenog Marka Kraljevia, vladara sa
seditem u Prilepu.

Dinar, Ag, teina 1,15 grama, prenik 19 mm

Lice: Natpis u pet redova.
Nalije: Isus Hristos sa zrnastim nimbom. Levo tri
a desno etiri zvezde.

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Svetlana Panteli

history forged by coins

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Mrnjavevis coat of arms depicts

a helmet, a helmet plume, a cape
and an ornamented shield. Above the plume,
there is an image of a womans head, wearing
a crown and an earring, which makes this coat
of arms truly unique. Just like this coat of arms,
the silver dinar of King Vukain and Despot
Ugljea stands as an interesting example of a
coin which features a combination of a helmet
plume (insignia of the House of Nemanji) and
a crowned womans face (insignia of the House
of Mrnjavevi), indicating the liege of Vukain
towards the House of Nemanji.
The reverse of one of his coins - which he
also minted together with his brother, on the
occasion of Ugljeas coronation as Despot and
his taking over the reign over the region of Ser
from Empress Jelena - features the monogram of
Emperor Duan, as a symbol of unity of the Ser
region and other countries of Raka. Occasional
samples of another type of coins are of low
quality, because, due to the inadequate mould,
they were minted badly, hence the inscriptions
on them are read with difficulty. Some types
of Vukains coins are doubted to have been
minted by him, and it is believed instead that
they were minted by his eldest son Marko, the
celebrated Marko Kraljevi of the folk songs,
the ruler seated in the city of Prilep.

Dinar, Ag, weight 1.15 grams, diameter 19 mm

Obverse: The leered edge inscription in five lines.
Reverse: Jesus Christ with granular nimbus
aureole. On the le side three stars,
on the right side four stars.

Svetlana Panteli
Marketing and PR
Specialist at the ASB

MONEY
OF KING

VUKAIN
MRNJAVEVI
(1365-1371)

ukain Mrnjavevi, kralj Srba i Grka,

kako se na poveljama obino potpisivao,
svoju vlast je proirio na podruje Skoplja
i Prizrena a na severu sve do Novog Brda
i Pritine, gde mu je, po svoj prilici, i bila
prestonica.
Prema dubrovakom istoriaru M. Orbinu
(1563-1610) kralj Vukain je bio sin siromanog
vlastelina Mrnjave iz Livna koji se potom
preselio u Blagaj na Buni, pritoci Neretve.
Odatle ga je Duan pozvao na svoj dvor. Braa
Vukain i Ugljea bili su nosioci dvorskih titula
peharnika i konjuara. Ugljea potom postaje
1346. Duanov namesnik u Trebinju a Vukain
1350. upan u Prilepu.

Ostaci Novog Brda

o
The remains of Novo Brd

ukain Mrnjavevi, King of Serbs and

Greeks, as he usually signed himself on
the charts, expanded his rule to the regions of
Skopje and Prizren, and in the north all the way
to Novo Brdo and Pritina, which was, in all
likelihood, his capital.
According to M. Orbin (1563-1610), a historian
from Dubrovnik, King Vukain was a son
of a poor squire Mrnjava from Livno, which
subsequently moved to Blagaj on the Buna
River, a confluent of the Neretva River. It was
from there that Emperor Duan summoned
him to his court. The brothers Vukain
and Ugljea bore the court titles
of a cupbearer and a groom,
respectively. In 1346 Ugljea
became Duans Regent in
Trebinje, whereas in 1350 Vukain
was appointed upan (Prince) in
Prilep.

Crkva Svetog Nikole, manastir Psaa,

St. Nikola's Church, Psaa Monastery

ukain znaajnu ulogu na

dvoru doba tek kada mu je
Uro V dodelio upranjenu titulu kralja
Rake 1365. godine. To izaziva otpor
rake vlastele koja stvara savez protiv
Vukaina u koji uvlae i Uroa. Vukain
razba savez, politiki i vojno, a potom
1369. na Kosovu pobeuje deo velikaa
na elu sa Nikolom Altomanoviem.
Tom prilikom car Uro je zarobljen i
od tada gubi svaki uticaj na zbivanja u
zemlji. Na zahtev brata despota Ugljee
s njim polazi u borbu protiv Turaka. Kod
ernomena, na reci Marici, blizu turske
prestonice Jedren 1371. godine ginu oba brata
Mrnjavevia, a njihova vojska je potpuno
unitena.

Freska kralja Vukaina, manastir Psaa,

crkva Svetog Nikole, 1365 - 1371
Fresco painting of King Vukain, Psaa
Monastery, St. Nikola's Church, 1365-1371

t was only when Emperor Uro V awarded

him the title of King of Raka in 1365 that
Vukain started to play a more prominent role
in the court. This was met with disapproval by
the noblemen of Raka, who formed an alliance
against Vukain, in which they entangled Uro
V himself. Vukain, however, managed to defeat
this alliance, both in political and military terms,
aer which, in 1369 in Kosovo, he also defeated
a group of peers led by Nikola Altomanovi.
On this occasion, Emperor Uro was taken
prisoner, from that point onwards losing any
influence on the events in the country. At the
request of his brother, Despot Ugljea, Vukain
went into bale against the Turks. In 1371, near
Chernomen, on the Marica River, in the vicinity
of the Turkish capital Edirne, both brothers
Mrnjavevi died in bale, their
armies being completely
destroyed.