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160 Zoolar - Zoo Bojnice Lynx lynx
| Issuer | NZOO Bojnice (Zoological Garden Bojnice) |
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| Size | 147 × 69 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a central intaglio-style vignette of three Eurasian lynxes (Lynx lynx) in varied poses against a guilloche underprint in green and violet tones, with Bojnice Castle rendered in fine line engraving in the upper centre background. A ghosted portrait of Charles Darwin appears at the upper right, accompanied by the inscription 'Charles Darwin 1809–1882'. The issuer name 'NZOO BOJNICE' and motto 'Sme tu pre vás každý deň v roku' are placed at the upper left, with 'ZOOLAR' at the lower left and the legend 'Ochrana živočíšnych druhov' running along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries the denomination '160' in large numerals at centre, accompanied by the scientific name 'Lynx lynx' and the Slovak common name 'ZOO RYS OSTROVID'. The printer's imprint 'ŠTÁTNA TLAČIAREŇ CENÍN' and the designers' names 'M. KREJCAR, M. GÁBRIŠ, M. WICHNEROVÁ' appear within the design, along with the inscriptions 'NAŠE ZOO' and 'RIADITEĽ ZOO'. |
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Zoo Bojnice's "Zoolar" notes are a fully functioning alternative currency — accepted for food, souvenirs, and entry fees within the zoo grounds — making this Eurasian lynx issue something more than a novelty token. The series was produced by Štátna Tlačiareň Cenín, the same Bratislava security printer responsible for official Slovak banknotes and identity documents, which gives these pieces a level of technical production quality rarely seen in local promotional scrip.
The Carpathian lynx population in Slovakia is one of the few self-sustaining wild populations remaining in Central Europe, which gives the species choice a regional logic beyond decoration.