Catalog
10 Euro Cents
| Issuer | National Bank of Slovakia |
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| Year | 2009-2024 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Jan Černaj, Pavel Károly Reverse: Luc Luycx |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, common to all euro cent coins of this denomination, features a stylised relief map of the European continent extending beyond the coin's borders into the field, rendered without internal national boundaries to symbolise European unity. The face value numeral '10' appears in large digits to the left of the map, with the words 'EURO CENT' inscribed below. The designer's initials 'LL' (for Luc Luycx) appear within the design. |
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| Edge | Indented (40 indentations) |
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Slovakia joined the Eurozone on January 1, 2009, making it the first of the Visegrád Group nations to adopt the common currency — a politically loaded distinction given Czech, Polish, and Hungarian resistance to the euro at the time. The transition required the National Bank to demonetize the entire Slovak koruna series within a matter of weeks, and these euro cent coins entered circulation almost simultaneously with the country's accession, minted under tight ECB-mandated production schedules.