10 EURO Slovakia 2018 - Steamboat - Proof

Commemorative silver coin of the Slovak Republic 2018, nominal value 10 EURO "Voyage of the first steamboat on the Danube in Bratislava – 200th anniversary"

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Commemorative silver coin of the Slovak Republic 2018, with a nominal value of 10 EURO "Voyage of the first steamboat on the Danube in Bratislava – 200th anniversary"
Material: 900Ag, 100Cu
Diameter: 34 mm
Thickness: 2.45 mm
Weight: 18 g
Author: akad. sculptor Zbyňek Fojtů
Mintage: in standard finish 2,750 pcs
in proof finish 5,650 pcs
issue date: 22.05.2018

Specification
The nineteenth century, the century of steam, brought the development of steam navigation also in the Austrian monarchy. Already in 1817, the first steamboat Carolina appeared on the Danube, constructed in Vienna by Antal Bernhard/Anton Bernard (1779 – 1830). The wooden paddle steamboat measured 15 meters, was 3.5 m wide, and had a side height of 2.3 m. The steam engine had a power of 24 horsepower and could tow 45 tons of cargo against the current. A long-distance test of the steamboat was conducted on September 2, 1818, with a voyage from Vienna to Bratislava, which lasted three hours. The steamboat docked at the port opposite the Coronation Hill (today Ľudovít Štúr Square). The next day, according to the Pressburger Zeitung, it demonstrated several maneuvers downstream and upstream to onlookers and continued to Pest. The historic first voyage against the current departed from Pest on September 16, 1818. It sailed only during the day and arrived in Komárno on September 26, 1818.

Obverse:
On the obverse of the coin is depicted the technical scheme of the steam engine of the steamboat Carolina, which in 1818 was the first steamboat to sail on the Danube in Bratislava. In the left part of the coin field is the state emblem of the Slovak Republic. Above it is the name of the state SLOVAKIA. In the lower part of the coin field is the year 2018. The mark of the Kremnica Mint MK and the stylized initials of the author of the coin's artistic design akad. sculptor Zbyňek Fojtů ZF are in the upper right part of the coin field.

Reverse:
On the reverse of the coin, the steamboat Carolina is depicted from above with a period view of Bratislava in the background. The designation of the nominal value of the coin 10 EURO is inscribed in the lower part of the coin field. The inscription FIRST STEAMBOAT IN BRATISLAVA is inscribed in the upper part of the coin field. The year of the first voyage of the steamboat on the Danube in Bratislava 1818 is at the left edge of the coin.

source: nbs.sk