Slovakia 100 Euro, 2021

100 Euro from Slovakia. Issued in 2021. Struck in Gold (.900) (.75 silver, .25 copper). Measures 26 mm and weighs 9.5 g.

Obverse

The obverse depicts a man playing the fujara, set within a space delimited by the edge of the coin and by the left and lower edges of a decorative frame. To the left of the frame is the name of the issuing country ‘SLOVENSKO’, divided into three lines. Below the name are the coin’s denomination ‘100’ and currency ‘EURO’, one above the other, and below that, still to the left of the frame, is the Slovak coat of arms. The far left and right edges of the design feature decorative folk elements. The year of issuance ‘2021’ appears below the frame at the bottom of the design. (Slovakia)

Reverse

The obverse image consists of two details of a richly decorated fujara, set within a space delimited by the edge of the coin and by the right and lower edges of a decorative frame. In the lower left part of this space are the stylised letters ‘PV’, referring to the coin’s designer Peter Valach, and the mint mark of the Kremnica Mint (Mincovňa Kremnica), consisting of the letters ‘MK’ placed between two dies. To the right of the frame is the inscription ‘NEHMOTNÉ KULTÚRNE DEDIČSTVO’ (intangible cultural heritage) together with two decorative folk elements. The word ‘FUJARA’ is inscribed below the frame at the bottom of the design. (Intangible cultural heritage)

Edge

Reeded