public release

At the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Republic of Slovenia and the Tolar, the currency of independent Republic of Slovenia, Republic of Slovenia issues commemorative coins. Baterija, a group of designers and architects presents the design of two commemorative coins and one currency coin.

Our proposal was selected at the public anonymous competition by the Commission for issue of commemorative coins of the Bank of Slovenia on the 6th july 2001. On proposal of the Commission, the Slovenian government published an act (No. 3331, Official Gazette RS, No. 62/27.7.2001) that defines the quantity, properties, nominal values and general signs of the commemorative coins.

All the commemorative coins will be, as well as all other slovenian coins, produced in the State Mint of Kremnica in Slovakia in the mint with 850 year tradition. Medallist workmanship will be done by Mr. Jan Cernaj from the State Mint of Kremnica. Republic of Slovenia will issue the coins on 8th october 2001 at the public ceremony.

authors

Matevž Èelik, u.d.i.a.
Domen Fras, u.d.i.a. MA
Vasja Semolic, u.d.i.a.
design
The form of coins conforms to "heads and tails" principle. The obverse ("heads" - the message of an issuer) can symbolically represent annual rings by its circles and illustrate growth, the vitality and the greater and greater power of the independent Slovenian currency, as well as representing the undulation of water in a fountain into which a coin has been thrown.

It talks about a wise investment into our own currency ten years ago and orders thoughtful spending of the new coins to their users. The letter "R" to the right hand side sensibly complements the "Independent Slovenia" inscription and signifies the state order acronym, introduced together with the introduction of the independent currency.

The reverse ("tails") shows the nominal value, the name of the coin issuer and the year of the issue. The inscription of the nominal value is structured by the composition of the annual circles from the obverse.