BSG.BS.01919 — Yugoslavian, HKS Hops Seal

Found in Alton, Staffordshire, 20mm.

HKS, (JUZNO) curving downward, JUGOSLAVIJA curving upwards // STAJERSKI, ...RMELS curving downward, SAVDOL curving upward

A Slovenian hop seal from the era when it was part of Yugoslavia. Hmelj is Slovenian for hop.

From Philippe Lanez, "Possible hranilnica-kreditne službe, credi bank. I think the three B.H.K. Yugoslavian of the Gallery could be something hranilnica-kreditne. This one reads one side, JUZNO (south) B.H.K. JUGOSLAVIJA. Other side incomplete reading could be ??RMELS STAJERSKI SAVDOL.