History

Slovak koruna (crown) was the currency unit in Slovakia from 8 February 1993 until 31 December 2008. The abbreviation of koruna was Sk and the ISO code was SKK.

Motifs

The banknotes designs of the Slovak koruna currency were created by graphic artist Jozef Bubák. The first Slovak banknote – the fifty koruna banknote – was put into circulation on 15 August 1993.

Main motifs on the front side of the banknotes represents important personalities living in the territory of the present Slovakia in various historical eras. On the back side of the banknotes these motifs are completed by places where these personalities lived and were active.

The author of the designs of all coins is Drahomír Zobek and the coins were minted by the Kremnica Mint. On the day of the monetary separation on 8 February 1993, the ten-crown coin was the first Slovak coin put into circulation.

On the obverse sides of all coins are: the state emblem of the Slovak Republic, the name of the state, the year of minting and the Kremnica Mint mark “MK”. The initial of the surname of the author of the designs “Z” is at the bottom edge of the coin.

On the reverse sides of the coins, in addition to the nominal values, there are themes documenting life on the territory of today’s Slovak Republic in various historical periods.

The basic material used for coins of lower nominal values is an alloy of aluminium and 2% or 4% magnesium. Coins of higher nominal values have a core of steel electroplated with nickel, bronze or copper. The coin with the highest nominal value, 10 Sk, is struck from aluminum and bronze alloy.