Slovakia

2015

Commemorative coin

The 200th anniversary of the birth of Ľudovít Štúr

Official Journal of the European Union

The design depicts a portrait of Ľudovít Štúr. Inscribed to the right of the portrait, parallel to the edge of the inner part of the coin, are the year of issuance ‘2015’ and, further right along the edge, the name of issuing country ‘SLOVENSKO’. Inscribed to the left of the portrait, parallel to the inner edge, are the dates of Štúr’s birth and death ‘1815–1856’ and, further left along the edge, the name ‘ĽUDOVÍT ŠTÚR’. In the upper right part of the design is the mint mark of the Kremnica Mint (Mincovňa Kremnica), consisting of the initials ‘MK’ placed between two dies. In the lower right part are the stylised letters ‘IŘ’, the initials of the designer, Ivan Řehák. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Additional information

Ľudovít Štúr (1815-1856) is regarded as an outstanding personality of the Slovak national movement in the then Austro-Hungarian Empire. As a philologist and writer, he founded the current version of the Slovak literary language by introducing a new phonetic orthography. In 1994, the Ľudovít-Štúr-Order was founded as one of the highest awards in Slovakia and is awarded annually. The portrait is based on a painting by Jozef Božetech Klemens (1817-1883).

Edge lettering

Designer