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100 Korún
| Issuer | Národná banka Slovenska |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 100 NÁRODNÁ BANKA SLOVENSKA STO SLOVENSKÝCH KORÚN MADONA MAJSTRA PAVLA J. BUBÁK DEL. V. FAJT SC. (Translation: 100 National Bank of Slovakia One Hundred Slovak Korunas Madonna of Master Pavol) |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries an intaglio vignette of the statue of the Madonna from the altar of Master Pavol of Levoča at left, with the Gothic Church of St. James in Levoča and the Slovak coat of arms rendered in the central and right fields. The overall colour scheme is dominated by warm ochre, red-brown, and orange tones with fine guilloche underprint work. The denomination "100" appears in bold numerals at upper right, with the issuer name printed vertically along the right margin. |
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Slovakia's first independent currency required banknotes fast. When the Czechoslovak federation dissolved on 1 January 1993, both successor states initially circulated the old Czechoslovak koruna with adhesive stamps applied to distinguish Slovak from Czech notes — a stopgap that lasted only weeks before proper Slovak issues arrived. This 100 Korún was part of that first definitive series, ordered from the Polish Security Printing Works in Warsaw because Slovak printing capacity was insufficient for the immediate demand.
The engraving is by Václav Fajt, a Czech craftsman working on a Slovak national issue — an unremarkable irony given the circumstances of the split. The note was superseded when Slovakia adopted the euro in January 2009.