Slovakia 10 Euros, 2019

10 Euros from Slovakia. Issued in 2019. Struck in Silver (.900). Measures 34 mm and weighs 18 g.

Obverse

The coin’s obverse design pays tribute to Milan Rastislav Štefánik’s state-building activities by depicting the image shown on the lesser coat of arms of the Czechoslovak Republic – a Czech crowned lion with the Slovak coat of arms imposed on its chest – along with a silhouette map of the Czechoslovak Republicoverlying its lower part. To the right is the coat of arms of the Slovak Republic, above which are the denomination ‘10’ and the name of the currency ‘EURO’, one above the other. Below the top edge, in semicircle, is the name of the issuing country ‘SLOVENSKO’, and below that is year of issuance ‘2019’. In the lower part of the design are the words of Štefánik’s personal motto: ‘VERIT • MILOVAT • PRACOVAT’ (To Believe, To Love, To Work). Below the main image are the mint mark of the Kremnica Mint (Mincovna Kremnica), consisting of the letters ‘MK’ placed between two dies, and the stylised letters ‘MP’referring to the obverse (Slovakia
To Believe, To Love, To Work)

Reverse

The reverse depicts a portrait of Štefánik and, to the right, the Caproni Ca.33 biplane in which he was flying when he died in 1919. Below the top edge are the years of Štefánik’s birth ‘1880’ and death ‘1919’ separated by a dot. The fi rst names ‘MILAN RASTISLAV’ appear in semicircle next to the left edge, while the surname ‘ŠTEFÁNIK’ is inscribed below the portrait. Next to the right edge are the stylised letters ‘IR’ referring to the reverse designer, Ivan Rehák.