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Slovak Euro Coins
The Slovak euro coins are the European monetary union euro coins issued by Slovakia since 2009. They feature three separate designs for the three series of coins. Slovakia has been a member of the European Union since May 2004, and is a member of the European Economic and Monetary Union. Slovakia adopted the euro on 1 January 2009, replacing its previous currency, the Slovak koruna. Adopting the euro In 2005, an official public contest for Slovak euro coin designs was held, which took place over two rounds. The deadline for the first round was 31 January 2005, after which the ten top designers chosen by the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) were invited to make plaster reliefs of their designs. In the second round, the NBS called a public vote conducted from 12 November until 20 November 2005 on the ten designs that were picked from the over 200 submissions. On 21 November 2005, the results were made public; the most popular design was the coat of arms of Slovakia. On 20 December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euro Gold And Silver Commemorative Coins (Slovakia)
Euro gold and silver commemorative coins are special euro coins Mint (coin), minted and issued by member states of the Eurozone, mainly in gold and silver, although other precious metals are also used on rare occasions. Slovakia is scheduled to introduced the Euro, euro (€) on 1 January 2009. The National Bank of Slovakia, together with the Kremnica mint, Kremnica Mint, will be issuing both normal issues of Slovak euro coins, which are intended for circulation, and commemorative euro coins in gold and silver. These special coins have a legal tender only in Slovakia, unlike the normal issues of the Slovak euro coins, which have a legal tender in every country of the Eurozone. This means that the commemorative coins made of gold and silver cannot be used as money in other countries. Furthermore, as their Precious metal#Bullion, bullion value generally vastly exceeds their face value, these coins are not intended to be used as means of payment at all—although it remains poss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
