Catalog number: 200SK04EU

200 Sk Slovakia 2004 - Entry of the Slovak Republic into the EU

Commemorative silver coin of the Slovak Republic 2004, with a nominal value of 200 Sk, issued for the accession of the Slovak Republic to the European Union

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Commemorative silver coin of the Slovak Republic 2004, with a nominal value of 200 Sk, issued for the accession of the Slovak Republic to the European Union
Material: 750Ag, 250Cu
Diameter: 34 mm
Thickness: 2.45 mm
Weight: 20 g
Author: Mgr. art. Patrik Kovačovský
Edge: inscription: "EXPANSION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION BY TEN COUNTRIES"
Quality:
standard: mintage 10,500 pcs
proof: mintage 4,700 pcs
issue date: 03.05.2004

Specification
The European Union is the result of the process of unifying Europe, which began after the Second World War. Its predecessors were the European Coal and Steel Community (1951), the European Atomic Energy Community, and the European Economic Community (1957). The founding states – Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, and Italy – were gradually joined by Denmark, Ireland, Great Britain, Greece, Spain, and Portugal. After the formation of the EU, Finland, Austria, and Sweden joined. The name European Union was adopted in February 1992 when the Treaty on European Union was signed in Maastricht, which came into force in November 1993. The European Union is based on the principles of freedom, democracy, respect for human rights, and freedoms. Its fundamental goal is to promote sustainable and balanced economic and social progress, especially by creating a zone without internal borders, strengthening economic and social cohesion, and establishing an economic and monetary union with a single currency.
On May 1, 2004, the largest expansion of the European Union in its history took place, and ten new countries joined the existing 15 member countries - Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia

Obverse:
On the obverse of the coin, a gate with twelve stars arranged in a circle is depicted in the center of the coin field, symbolizing the open entry into the European Union. At the bottom edge of the coin is the state emblem, on the right are the stylized initials of the author of the coin's artistic design, Mgr. art. Patrik Kovačovský, on the left is the mark of Bižuterie Česká Mincovna. Above the gate is the year of minting 2004. The name of the state SLOVAK REPUBLIC is inscribed along the edge of the coin.

Reverse:
On the reverse of the coin, a gate with the silhouette of the map of the Slovak Republic is depicted in the center of the coin field, symbolizing Slovakia's entry into the European Union, above the gate is the date of entry 1. 5. 2004, and below it is the nominal value of 200 Sk in two lines. Along the edge of the coin is the inscription ENTRY OF SLOVAKIA INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION.

source: nbs.sk