100 Euro Rastislav, Ruler of Great Moravia

€2.00
IssuerSlovakia
Year2014
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value100 Euros
CurrencyEuro (2009-date)
CompositionGold (.900)
Weight9.5 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Roman Lugár
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#136
Obverse descriptionThe obverse side depicts the ground plan of a Great Moravian church in Devín, and within this plan are various letters of the Glagolitic alphabet, the first Slavonic alphabet. Along the edge of the design are decorative elements composed of beads. To the lower left is the coat of arms of the Slovak Republic. To the right of the ground plan are the stylized initials `RL`, standing for the name of the designer, Roman Lugár, and the mint mark of the Kremnica Mint.
Obverse scriptGlagolitic, Latin
Obverse lettering100 EURO SLOVENSKO 2014
Reverse descriptionOn the reverse side is an imagined portrait of Rastislav juxtaposed with a cross from the Great Moravian period (found at an archaeological excavation in Mikulčice). Around most of the edge are two lines of beading. The years of Rastislav`s reign, `846–870`, appear along the lower edge.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVEĽKOMORAVSKÉ KNIEŽA RASTISLAV 846-870
(Translation: Ruler of Great Moravia Rastislav)
EdgeReeded
Mint(MK)
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage2014 MK - Proof - 4 000
Catalog ID9203261620
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