Catalog
20 Stotinov
| Issuer | Bank of Slovenia |
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| Year | 1992-2006 |
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| Thickness | 1.3 mm |
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| Obverse description | At center, a raised square panel bearing the incuse numeral '20' is set against the coin field. The legend 'REPUBLIKA SLOVENIJA' arcs along the left periphery, while the denomination in words 'DVAJSET STOTINOV' and the year of issue appear along the right periphery. The geometric interplay of the embossed and incuse elements lends the design a distinctive modernist character. |
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| Reverse description | At center, a facing long-eared owl (Asio otus) is depicted in naturalistic relief, its plumage rendered with fine detail. The scientific binomial 'ASIO OTUS' is inscribed above the bird, while the numeral '20' appears to the left in the field. The design reflects the Slovenian series' use of indigenous fauna as its principal reverse motif. |
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Slovenia's tolar coinage was introduced in 1992 as the newly independent republic replaced the Yugoslav dinar, itself already collapsing under hyperinflation. The aluminium-magnesium alloy chosen for this denomination was a pragmatic response to the country's limited currency reserves in its first years of sovereign monetary operation — lightweight and cheap to produce, though notoriously prone to corrosion in circulation, which explains the high frequency of worn or discolored survivors despite the relatively short series run ending before euro adoption in 2007.