Slovak koruna coins
The Slovak crown is divided into 100 hellers (halier, the abbreviation being hal). There were seven coins of the nominal value 10 Sk, 5 Sk, 2 Sk, 1 Sk, 50 hal, 20 hal and 10 hal, which together represented the Slovak coinage.
Producer
Kremnica Mint
Designer
Drahomír Zobek
Obverse
The coat of arms of the Slovak Republic,
name of the state, year of issue
The possibility of exchanging Slovak circulation coins for euro ended on 2 January 2014.
10 Sk
Reverse
The bronze-cast cross from the 10th/11th centuries is from the archaeological excavation at Veľká Mača, in the Galanta district. The outer surface of the cross is decorated with engraved symbols and with figured illustrations.
Diameter: 26,50 mm
Weight: 6,60 g
Thickness: 1,70 mm
Edge: incused
Material: CuAlNi
Colour: yellow
Magnetic property: no
5 Sk
Reverse
The reverse of the Celtic coin depicts a galloping horseman beneath which the inscription “BIATEC” appears. It is a tetra drachma of Bratislava type from the first century BC.
Diameter: 24,75 mm
Height: 5,40 g
Thickness: 1,70 mm
Edge: milled
Material: Ni-plated Fe
Colour: white
Magnetic property: yes
2 Sk
Reverse
The earthen ware statue of the sitting Venus, known as the Magna Mater, is from the fourth millennium B. C. and comes from the archaeological excavation of the Neolithic settlement at Nitriansky Hrádok.
Diameter: 22,50 mm
Weight: 4,40 g
Thickness: 1,70 mm
Edge: incused
Material: Ni-plated Fe
Colour: white
Magnetic property: yes
1 Sk
Reverse
The Gothic wooden statue of the Madonna with child standing on a half-moon dates back to approx. 1 500 A. D., and comes from Kremnica.
Diameter: 21,00 mm
Weight: 3,85 g
Thickness: 1,70 mm
Edge: milled
Material: bronze-plated Fe
Colour: yellow
Magnetic property: yes
50 hal 1993
Reverse
The Renaissance polygonal tower with battlements is part of Devin Castle, situated on a cliff above the confluence of the river Morava with the Danube.
Series 1993
Diameter: 22,00 mm
Weight: 1,20 g
Thickness: 1,50 mm
Edge: plain
Material: AlMg2
Colour: white
Magnetic property: no
50 hal 1996
Reverse
The Renaissance polygonal tower with battlements is part of Devin Castle, situated on a cliff above the confluence of the river Morava with the Danube.
Series 1996
Diameter: 18,75 mm
Weight: 2,80 g
Thickness: 1,60 mm
Edge: plain/milled
Material: Cu-plated Fe
Colour: red
Magnetic property: yes
20 hal
Reverse
The Tatra peak Kriváň, symbol of Slovak national sovereignty and protection of its historical identity.
Diameter: 19,50 mm
Weight: 0,95 g
Thickness: 1,50 mm
Edge: milled
Material: AlMg4
Colour: white
Magnetic property: no
10 hal
Reverse
The octagonal wooden belfry with the shingled roof dating back to the beginning of the 19th century. The belfry was constructed by unknown craftsmen. It comes from the Zemplín region and is now in the East-Slovakian Museum in Košice.
Diameter: 17,00 mm
Weight: 0,72 g
Thickness: 1,60 mm
Edge: plain
Material: AlMg2
Colour: white
Magnetic property: no