Catalog
1 Prázdny sľub
| Issuer | Slovakia |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Size | 120 × 62 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a forward-facing pig portrait set within an oval guilloche frame, rendered in fine intaglio-style engraving in blue on a salmon-pink underprint. The numeral "1" appears in large letterpress at left, flanked by ornamental scrollwork and rosette cornerpieces. The date 2024 is printed at lower right, with the slogan text positioned in the upper centre above the central vignette. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of two pigs — one large adult and one smaller — in a farmyard setting, engraved in blue with fine cross-hatching against a salmon-pink underprint. The numeral "1" appears in guilloche cornerpieces at upper left and right, with an additional rosette at lower left. A text panel in the right margin carries the disclaimer inscription, and the title legend runs along the lower border above the date. |
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Slovakia has no independent central bank issuing authority for parallel currency, and this note has no legal tender status — "Prázdny sľub" translates as "empty promise," which makes the political intent explicit enough. These fantasy or protest notes occupy an awkward cataloging space: physically produced with genuine security paper and a watermark, but issued outside any monetary framework.
Gabris has produced several pieces in this vein. The watermark inclusion is the one detail worth noting — it suggests purpose-made security substrate rather than a simple print run, which puts production cost well above typical novelty output.