Slovakia 2 Euros, 2014

2 Euros from Slovakia. Issued in 2014. Struck in Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring. Measures 25.75 mm and weighs 8.5 g.

Obverse

At the center of the national side are the stylized letters ‘EÚ’, as the abbreviation of the European Union, with the coat of arms of the Slovak Republic incorporated in the foreground. On the right-hand side of the inner part of the coin, in two lines, is the date of the Slovak Republic's accession to the European Union, ‘1.5.2004’, and immediately below it the year ‘2014’. Inscribed along the bottom edge of the inner part is the name of the issuing country, ‘SLOVENSKO’, while in a semi-circle along the upper edge is the inscription ‘10. VÝROČIE VSTUPU DO EURÓPSKEJ ÚNIE’. To the lower left is the mint mark of Kremnica Mint (composed of the letters ‘MK’ between two dies), and to the lower right are the stylized letters ‘MP’, the initials of the designer, Mária Poldaufová. The coin’s outer ring bears the twelve stars of the European Union. (10th Anniversary of the Accession of Slovakia to the European Union
Slovakia
May 1, 2004
2014
MP)

Reverse

A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.

Edge

Reeded with inscription: country name in Slovak language with two stars and a linden leaf in the middle (Note: Type A - national design up lettering in readable position; Type B - national design down lettering in readable position) (★ Republic of Slovakia ★)