Statement from the NBS Bank Board’s 11th meeting of 2022
The Bank Board of Národná banka Slovenska today (6 June) held its 11th meeting of 2022, chaired by NBS Governor Peter Kažimír.
The Bank Board approved the Bank’s 2021 Annual Report, which will be published on the NBS website.
The Bank Board approved the notification of the issuance of a €10 silver collector coin commemorating the 650th anniversary of Skalica being granted the status of a free royal town.
The coin is made from an alloy of silver (90%) and copper (10%), weighs 18 g, and has a diameter of 34 mm. Designed by Peter Valach and produced by the Kremnica Mint, the coin is due to go on sale in August 2022.
The Bank Board approved the notification of the issuance of a €5 base metal collector coin under the title ‘Fauna and flora in Slovakia – the lynx’.
The coin is made from common brass (63% copper and 37% zinc), weighs 19.1 g, and has a diameter of 34 mm. Designed by Tomáš Lamač (obverse) and Roman Lugár (reverse) and produced by the Kremnica Mint, the coin is due to go on sale in August 2022.
The Bank Board approved the notification of the issuance of a €2 commemorative coin marking the 300th anniversary of the construction of continental Europe’s first atmospheric steam engine for draining mines.
The coin will have the same technical parameters as normal €2 coins and will be legal tender in Slovakia and the rest of the euro area. Its national side was designed by Peter Valach.
Produced by the Kremnica Mint with a mintage of one million, the coin is due to be issued in October 2022.
The Bank Board approved a Decision of Národná banka Slovenska on the setting of annual contributions and special contributions payable in 2023 by supervised financial market participants. The Decision will be published in the Journal of Národná banka Slovenska and on the NBS website.
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