100 EURO Slovakia 2015 - Carpathian Beech Forests

Gold collector coin 2015 with a nominal value of 100 EURO "World Natural Heritage – Carpathian Beech Forests"

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Gold collector coin 2015 with a nominal value of 100 EURO "World Natural Heritage – Carpathian Beech Forests"
Material: Au 900 Ag 75 Cu 25
Diameter: 26 mm
Weight: 9.5 g
Quality: proof
Author: Mária Poldaufová
Emission: December 3, 2015
Mintage: 4,100 pcs

Specification

The Carpathian Beech Forests are a transboundary world natural heritage site consisting of ten separate locations. Four of them are located in Slovakia and six in Ukraine. In Slovakia, they are the Vihorlat, Havešová, Rožok, and Stužica forests. The first location is part of the Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area, while the others are part of the Poloniny National Park. The Carpathian Beech Forests form a chain of islands of original natural forest and offer a wide representation of primeval forest examples. They represent a significant global genetic bank of beech. They boast trees of record dimensions, with individuals growing with extraordinary trunk thickness and heights up to 58 m, which is the largest measured height of beech worldwide. Their inscription into the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List was approved by the World Heritage Committee on June 28, 2007, and in 2011 the inscription was extended to include five locations in Germany under the name Carpathian Beech Forests and Ancient Beech Forests of Germany.

Coin Description

Obverse side:
On the obverse side of the coin, a typical representative of the beech forest fauna, the Alpine longhorn beetle, is depicted, compositionally set into a circular frame. In the upper part of the coin field are flowers and leaves of the glandular toothwort. At the top edge of the coin is the state emblem of the Slovak Republic. Below it is the designation of the nominal value of 100 EURO. In the lower part of the coin field is the inscription of the state name SLOVAKIA. To the left of the Alpine longhorn beetle is the year 2015.

Reverse side:
On the reverse side of the coin, the environment of the beech forest is depicted with leaves and fruits of the European beech on the right side. On the left side of the coin is the inscription WORLD NATURAL HERITAGE and on its right side the inscription CARPATHIAN BEECH FORESTS. The stylized initials of the name and surname of the coin's design author Mária Poldaufová MP and the mark of the Kremnica Mint MK are placed in the upper left part of the coin.