Slovenian euro coins
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On January 1 2007, Slovenia is expected to replace its national currency, the tolar, with the Euro. The design of approximately 230 million "Slovenian" euro coins (total value of approx. 80 million euro) was unveiled on October 7 2005. The designers are Miljenko Licul, Maja Licul and Janez Boljka. The mint will be chosen with an international tender.
"Slovenija" (Slovenia) will be inscribed at the outer edge of all coins, interspersed with twelve stars, a theme common to most euro coins. Coins will be designed as follows:
- 2 euro: France Prešeren and the first verse of the 7th stanza of Zdravljica (Slovenian national anthem)
- 1 euro: Primož Trubar and the inscription "Stati inu obstati" (to stand and exist)
- 50 cents: Triglav, constellation of Cancer (Slovenia achieved independence under the zodiac sign Cancer) and inscription "Oj Triglav moj dom" (O Triglav, my home)
- 20 cents: a pair of Lipizzaner horses with the inscription "Lipicanec" (Lipizzaner)
- 10 cents: Plečnik's idea for the building of the national parliament, inscription "Katedrala svobode" (Cathedral of freedom)
- 5 cents: Grohar's painting A Sower sowing stars
- 2 cents: the Prince's Stone, where Karantanian dukes were installed
- 1 cent: a stork, a motif taken from the current 20 SIT coin
External links
- The Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Slovenia presented the effigies of the new Slovene euro coins (from the Bank of Slovenia)
- The effigies of the new Slovene euro coins (from the Bank of Slovenia)
