Slovenian Euro Coins
The Euro became the official currency in Slovenia on 1st January 2007, replacing the Tolar which however remained valid until 15th January 2007. There are some very interesting Commemorative Coins particularly that of 2018 - check it out!
Some basic facts relating to Slovenia.
Normal Currency Coins.
Slovenian Euro Coins have 8 different motifs - 1 for each denomination. There appears to be no theme grouping of the coins - as for example by Austria or Greece - however I find that Slovenia has minted one of the most attractive and interesting series of Euro coins. The Commemorative issues are also very attractive, particularly that of 2010 which I think is one of the most beautiful Euro coins yet minted.
An unusual feature of the Slovenian coins is that the date normally appears at an arbitrary angle to the horizontal plane of the coins.
As Slovenia has only been in the Euro zone since 2007 and has such appealing coins, I think it is a wonderful niche area for collectors with limited financial resources.
1 cent - A stork, which was the motif of the 20 Stotins (Cent) piece in the previous currency.
2 cent - The Prince's stone where Carantanian Dukes were installed
5 cent - The painting "Sejalec" by Ivan Grohar - depicted is a sower sowing stars.
10 cent - A design by Joze Plecnik for the national parliament.
20 cent - A pair of Lipizzaner horses.
50 cent - Triglav (the highest mountain in Slovenia) plus the constellation of cancer.
1 Euro - Primas Trubar - a protestant reformer and translator of the New Testament into Slovenian.
2 Euro - France Preseren plus a line from his poem Zdravljica which is the national anthem of Slovenia.
Two Euro Coin Rim
Around the rim of the Two Euro coin the name of the country "Slovenjia" plus a full stop .
Slovenian Commemorative Two Euro Coins.
2008 - 500th birthday of Primoz Trubar.
Date of issue : 26.05.2008
Issuing Volume : 1 Million
2010 - Commemorates 200 years of the botanical gardens in Lubljana.
Date of issue : 10.05.2010
Issuing Volume : 1 Million
2011 - 100th birthday of Franc Rozman - a partisan who fought for the liberation of Slovenia during World War II.
Date of issue : 21.03.2011
Issuing Volume : 1 Million
2013 - The 800th Anniversary of the
first visit to the Postonja jame (cave) is commemorated with a
stylized spiral representing the cave.
Date of issue : 04.02.2013
Issuing Volume : 1 Million
2014 - The 600th Anniversary of the coronation of Barbara of Celje.
Date of issue : 17.11.2014
Issuing Volume : 1 Million
2015 - The 2000th Anniversary of the founding of Emona.
Date of issue : January 2015.
Issuing Volume : 1 Million
2016 - The 25th Anniversary of the Independence of Slovenia.
Date of issue : 20.06.2016
Issuing Volume : 1 Million
2017 - The 10th Anniversary of the Introduction of the Euro in Slovenia.
Date of issue : 02.02.2017
Issuing Volume : 1 Million
2018 - World Bee Day.
Date of issue : 14.05.2018
Issuing Volume : 1 Million
2019 - 100 th Anniversary of University of Lubljana.
Date of issue : 25.11.2019
Issuing Volume : 1 Million
2020 - 50 th Anniversary of the birth of Adam Bohorics.
Date of issue : 23.12.2020
Issuing Volume : 1 Million
2021 - 200 th Anniversary of the founding of the Carilona Museum.
Date of issue : 25.10.2021
Issuing Volume : 1 Million
2022 - 150th Anniversary of the birth of Jože Plečnik.
Date of issue : 25.01.2022
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
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