The National Bank of Slovakia has issued new silver collector coins which are in honour of one of the country’s more memorable inventors of the 20th century. The coins are issued in remembrance of the 150th birthday of Štefan Banič, the Slovak inventor of an early parachute design, who was born on the 23rd November […]
Slovakia: New silver Proof coins issued to mark the 100th anniversary of the Slovak National Theatre
The National Bank of Slovakia has issued new silver Proof collector coins which are in celebration of the centenary anniversary of the country’s first performance theatre. Established in 1920, the Slovak National Theatre (SND) played an essential role in supporting the objectives of the-then Czechoslovak Republic, formed in 1918. Today, the SND’s companies perform at […]
Estonia: Going against the trend, Central Bank announces plans to issue 10 million one-cent coins into circulation
The Bank of Estonia has announced that they have ordered 10 million one-cent coins from the Kremnica Mint in Slovakia to meet the needs of merchants for low-value euro-cent coins to use with cash payments in the years ahead. As Estonians readily circulate five-cent coins and larger denominations routinely, the bank deems there are sufficient […]
Slovakia: New silver collector coin commemorates 10th anniversary of adopting of the euro
The National Bank of Slovakia has issued (9th January) new collector coins which are in celebration of Slovakia’s 10th anniversary of the adoption of the single European currency, the euro, on the 1st January 2009. Upon the adoption of the euro, Slovakians had seen their third change in currency since the government of Czechoslovakia re-established democratic rule in […]
Slovakia: Pivotal events of Prague Spring in 1968 remembered on new silver commemorative coin
The National Bank of Slovakia has issued (9th August) new commemorative coins which are minted in remembrance of one of former Czechoslovakia’s most pivotal events in their history as a modern nation — the time when Czechoslovaks attempted to reclaim their own nation from Soviet influence. The events of August 1968 were eerily similar to the […]
Slovakia: New silver coin celebrates 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Slovak Republic
The National Bank of Slovakia have issued (3rd January) a new silver collector coin in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Slovak Republic, which emerged after the separation of the Czech and Slovak Republics as a single entity on the 1st January 1993. The process by which the Slovaks became a […]
Slovakia: Prominent literary figure Božena Slančíková-Timrava remembered on new silver coin
The National Bank of Slovakia have issued (20th September) a new coin which remembers one of the country’s leading exponents in the late realism style in Slovak literature on the 150th anniversary of her birth. Božena Slančíková-Timrava (1867 – 1951) typically featured rural workers, the rural intelligentsia, and groups promoting Slovak national interests in her […]
Slovakia: 450th Anniversary of the Birth of Noted 16th-Century Scientist Ján Jessenius Marked With New Silver Coin
The National Bank of Slovakia has issued a new coin that marks the 450th anniversary of the birth of noted scientist and physician Ján Jessenius (1566–1621). One of the pioneering scientists of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, Jessenius was the author of numerous innovative works in the field of medicine and is widely regarded […]
Slovakia Commemorates its Assumption of the E.U.’s Rotating Presidency on New Silver Coin
The National Bank of Slovakia has issued (July 1) a new coin highlighting the country’s assumption of the rotating European Union presidency of the Council of Ministers, marking the first time the country has held the position since it joined the E.U. in 2004. The European Council is the arm of the E.U. that maintains […]
Slovakia “UNESCO World Natural Heritage” Features on Latest Silver Coin
The National Bank of Slovakia have issued a new coin which features the primeval beech forests of the Carpathians, one of the country’s natural attractions which are a cross-border habitat and also included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The Carpathian primeval beech forests are a chain of enclaves of undisturbed forests and primeval forests constituting […]
