The coins are 26mm in diameter with a reeded edge with an 18mm
brass
center surrounded by a stainless steel outer ring. They were
designed
by Zmago Jelincic, who also designed the Slovenia 1993 Battle of Sisek
5, 500 and 5000 Tolarjev coins (KM9,10 & 11). The six
coins were
produced by Zlatarstvo graverstvo Kranj, of Novo Mesto,
Slovenia.
The mintage is limited to 2000 pieces for each issue.
The six coins have a common reverse featuring a symbolic picture of the Euro symbol and the number three. The reverse legend translates as Republic of Slovenia - Three Euros.
The six coins are as follows:
80th
ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE SHS. The SHS was
a state of
Slovenians, Croatians and Serbs which formed from
the southern
Slav territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after the Empire's
collapse
in World War I. The state was quickly merged with Serbia and
Montenegro
to become the Kingdom of Serbs, Croatians and Slovenes that went on to
become the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929. Slovenia emerged as
an
independent nation from Yugoslavia in 1991. The coin design
features
the figure "Verigarji", a man with a torn chain by Ivan
Vaupotic.
The design was also used on stamps from that time. The coin
is dated
1999.
80th
ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNION WITH PREKMURJE.
Prekmurje was
a portion of Hungary with a large Slovenian population.
Control over
Prekmurje was given to Slovenia in the Paris Peace Conference following
World War I. The event marks an important step in the
development
of the modern Slovenian nation. The coin portrays a flying
stork
and the years 1919 and 1999.
50
YEARS OF THE ANNEXATION OF PART OF PRIMORSKA. A portion of
Primorska,
a territory on the Italian-Slovenian border was granted to Yugoslavia
following
World War II as a reward for its guerrilla armies that fought against
Italy
and Germany in World War II. The coin portrays the star that
was
used by members of the "Liberation Front" guerilla that operated in
Slovenia
in World War II, along with the dates 1947 and 1997. The
design was
originally to be issued in 1997 by the National Bank of Slovenia as a
commemorative
coin, however the Government of Slovenia vetoed the decision and the
coin
was never issued. The date, 1999 is shown at the bottom of
the obverse.
150
YEARS OF UNITED SLOVENIA. The coin commemorates the
beginning
of modern Slovenian nationalism. Slovenia first tried to
achieve
independence during the revolution that swept through the
Austro-Hungarian
Empire in 1848. The obverse shows a map of Slovenian
territories
drawn up in 1864 by Peter Kozler, who was then imprisoned by
Austrian-Hungarian
authorities for his pro-independence activities. A silhouette
of
the "Duke's Throne" is incorporated into the map. The map
incorporates
portions of what is now Italy, Croatia and Austria. Though
Slovenian
National Bank approved the design for use on a commemorative coin in
1998,
the Government of Slovenia did not allow the coin to be struck due
to
potentially damaging diplomatic repercussions with its
neighbors.
The dates 1848, 1998 and the issue date 1999 appear at the bottom of
the
coin.
1250
YEARS OF THE WRITTEN SLOVENE WORD - THE CEDAD SCRIPT.
The coin
features the inscription on the alter in Cedad. The writing,
dating
back to the year 749, is the first example of the written Slovene
language.
The writing on the alter reads "Racisova Ara" which
translates as
Duke Racis went to serve God, meaning he gave up his reign and joined a
monastery. The Slovenian National Bank proposed
that this coin
be issued in 1999, however this proposal was vetoed by the Slovenian
Government.
MILLENNIUM.
This coin was issued to honor the new millennium (regardless of when it
technically starts). Though many countries issued official
Millennium
commemoratives, Slovenia did not. This coin fills that void.
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