Slovenian euro coins
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Slovenian euro coins, first issued for circulation on 1 January 2007, feature a unique design for each coin. The design of approximately 230 million Slovenian euro coins (total value of approximately 80 million euro) was unveiled on 7 October 2005. The designers are Miljenko Licul, Maja Licul and Janez Boljka. The Mint of Finland was chosen to mint the coins through an international tender.
Starting on 15 December 2006, euro starter kits containing Slovenian euro coins could be purchased from all Slovenian banks. The euro starter kit contained: 8 x 1 cent, 7 x 2 cent, 6 x 5 cent, 6 x 10 cent, 7 x 20 cent, 4 x 50 cent, 4 x 1 euro, 2 x 2 euro (total value 12.52 euro, or 3000.30 tolarjev).
The Slovenian euro coins are the first to feature a new common side, with a new map of Europe on the bicoloured and Nordic-gold coins. For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see Euro coins.
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| A stork, a motif taken from the former 20 SIT coin | The Prince's stone, where Karantanian dukes were installed | Grohar's painting A Sower sowing stars |
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| Plečnik's idea for the national parliament, with the inscription "Katedrala svobode" (Cathedral of freedom) | A pair of Lipizzaner horses with the inscription "Lipicanec" (Lipizzaner) | Triglav, constellation of Cancer1 and inscription from Jakob Aljaž's song "Oj Triglav moj dom" (O Triglav, my home) |
| € 1.00 | € 2.00 | € 2 Coin Edge |
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| Primož Trubar and the inscription "Stati inu obstati" (to stand and withstand) | France Prešeren and the first line of the 7th stanza of Zdravljica (Slovenian national anthem) |
1 Slovenia achieved independence under the zodiac sign of Cancer
Slovenia has not issued €2 commemorative coins.
[edit] Controversy
The use of the Prince's Stone (Slovenian Knežji kamen, German Fürstenstein) on the 2-cent coin caused a minor political stir in the Austrian State of Carinthia. The stone, an ancient Roman column that was used in the ritual of installing the princes of Karantania and later of the Duchy of Carinthia, is kept in a museum in Klagenfurt, the Carinthian capital, where it is also considered a historical icon of the state. The Carinthian state government (headed by governor Jörg Haider) issued a resolution of protest on 25 October 2005, which was rejected as "not to be taken seriously" by the Slovenian foreign minister, Dimitrij Rupel.
[edit] External links
- Slovenian euro coins, by the European Central Bank
- The effigies of the new Slovene euro coins (from the Bank of Slovenia)
- Slovene euro coins on the official website of the Slovenian adoption of the euro
