10 Euros Warsaw Pact Invasion

€1.00
IssuerSlovakia
Year2018
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value10 Euros
CurrencyEuro (2009-date)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight18 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Dalibor Schmidt
Reverse: Dalibor Schmidt, Patrik Kovačovský
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#160
Obverse descriptionThe obverse design of the coin depicts barriers of barbed wire with the number 68 positioned behind them, representing the period of oppressive `normalisation` that followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia by armed forces of the Warsaw Pact in August 1968. The Slovak coat of arms appears at the top on the coin. At the bottom are the name of the issuing country and the year of issue, together with the coin`s denomination and currency 10 EURO separated by a horizont line.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering68 SLOVENSKO 2018 10 EURO
(Translation: Slovakia)
Reverse descriptionThe reverse features a fragment of Laco Bielik`s photograph `The Bare-chesting Man` of the number 50 and the word výročie (anniversary), symobolising the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact armed forces. At the top of the coin is the inscription AUGUST 1968.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringAUGUST 1968 50 výročie
(Translation: AUGUST 1968 50 anniversary)
EdgeIncuse edge lettering
Mint
Mintage2018  - - 2 850
2018  - Proof - 6 650
Catalog ID8851644760
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