Catalog number: 200SK06KK

200 Sk Slovakia 2006 - Karol Kuzmány

Commemorative silver coin of the Slovak Republic 2006, with a nominal value of 200 Sk, issued for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karol Kuzmány

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Commemorative silver coin of the Slovak Republic 2006, with a nominal value of 200 Sk, issued for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karol Kuzmány
Material: 900Ag, 100Cu
Diameter: 34 mm
Weight: 18 g
Designer: Mária Poldaufová
Edge: inscription: "WHO BURNS FOR TRUTH IN HOLY SACRIFICE…"
Quality:
standard: mintage 4,900 pcs
proof: mintage 10,100 pcs
(the increased number of coins in proof quality results from the requirements of a foreign customer due to their inclusion in the Joint European Issues project)
issue date: 26.09.2006
Additional mintage: 2,350 pcs in proof quality (November 2006)

Specification
Karol Kuzmány (16. 11. 1806 – 14. 8. 1866) – writer, church dignitary, educator, and vice-chairman of Matica slovenská, was one of the central figures of national, literary, and church life in Slovakia in the 19th century. He was involved alongside the Štúr generation in the Slovak national movement, and in 1849 he was a member of the delegation that presented a document with national and constitutional demands of the Slovaks to Emperor Franz Joseph I. He actively participated in the founding of Matica slovenská in 1863, became its first vice-chairman, contributed to the comprehensive development of its activities, and helped establish a Slovak grammar school in Martin. He was an initiator and organizer of literary life and the publisher of the literary magazine Hronka (1836 – 1838). He is the author of the theoretical work On Beauty (1836), the poetic composition Běla (1836), and the philosophical novel Ladislav (1838). He also engaged in spiritual poetry, religious writing, and translations from world literature. His proposal for the organization of the Evangelical Church in Hungary was implemented by the Imperial Protestant Patent in 1859.

Obverse:
On the obverse of the coin, in a square area at the top, is the name of the state SLOVAK REPUBLIC in two lines, below it is the state emblem and the year of minting 2006. In the center is the nominal value 200 Sk, and at the bottom is a stylized open book with a linden leaf in the middle. Below the square area on the left is the mint mark, in the center is the mark of the Joint European Issues program (to which the Slovak Republic joined with this coin) depicting a European star and the euro symbol, and on the right are the initials of the designer Mária Poldaufová.

Reverse:
On the reverse of the coin, in a square area, is a portrait of Karol Kuzmány. Below the portrait is the name KAROL, the year of birth 1806, the year of death 1866, and the surname KUZMÁNY. Above the square area is a facsimile of Kuzmány's signature and the title of his church position Superintendent.