Slovakia 10 Euros, 2020

10 Euros from Slovakia. Issued in 2020. Struck in Silver (.900). Measures 34 mm and weighs 18 g.

Obverse

On the collector coin's obverse there is a depiction of Banič's parachute, based on the design that appears on the respective patent document. At the left of the design is the Slovak coat of arms. The year of issuance ‘2020' appears at the lower left edge and the name of the issuing country ‘SLOVENSKO' along the lower right edge. Below the parachute design are the mint mark of the Kremnica Mint (Mincovňa Kremnica), consisting of the letters ‘MK' placed between two dies, and the stylised letters ‘PV' referring to the coin's designer Peter Valach. (SLOVAKIA 2020)

Reverse

The reverse shows a portrait of Štefan Banič. To the right of it are the coin's denomination ‘10' nd currency ‘EURO', one above the other. The name ‘ŠTEFAN BANIČ' appears along the right edge of the design, while along the opposite edge are the years of the inventor's birth and death ‘1870' and ‘1941', separated by a dot. (10 EUROŠTEFAN BANIČ1870-1941)