Slovakia's first post-communist coin series

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The 10 and 20 halierov coins were taken out of circulation on 31 December 2003. Slovakia adopted the euro currency on 1 January 2009, as the 16th member of the Euro zone.

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It's interesting to compare the two 50 halierov coins. The aluminium version was 22 mm in diameter, compared to 18.75 for the later copper-plated steel coin. The design of the later version seems considerably more detailed.

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The designer of this series was Drahomír Zobek, and his initial, a small "Z", appears at the bottom of each obverse and reverse. The mint mark of the Kremnica Mint also appears in the exergue on the common obverse.

This was a very attractive and distinctive design series.

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See also:

Slovakia: Two states, three coinages.

The History and Coinage of the First Slovak Republic.

War time patterns of the First Slovak Republic.