Subject of the commemorative coin:
10 years as a member of the European Union
Description of the design:
The national side features stylised letters ‘EÚ’, the abbreviation of the European Union, in the centre, with the coat of arms of the Slovak Republic incorporated in the foreground. The date of the Slovak Republic’s accession to the European Union, ‘1.5.2004’, and immediately below it the year ‘2014’ are inscribed on the right-hand side of the inner part of the coin. The name of the issuing country ‘SLOVENSKO’ is inscribed along the lower edge of the inner part, and the inscription ‘10. VÝROCIE VSTUPU DO EURÓPSKEJ ÚNIE’ is inscribed in a semi-circle along the upper edge. At the bottom left is the mint mark of the Kremnica Mint (the letters “MK” between two dies) and at the bottom right are the stylised letters “MP”, the initials of Mária Poldaufová, the designer of this coin. The coin’s outer ring features the twelve stars of the European flag.
Slovakia 2014: 10 years of membership of the European Union
Circulation:
1,000,000 coins
Date of issue:
April 1, 2014