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3 Euros First powered aircraft
| Issuer | Bank of Slovenia |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Segmented reeding |
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Slovenia's 3-euro denomination was introduced specifically for commemorative purposes, sitting outside the standard euro coinage structure — the European Central Bank authorizes member states to issue collector coins in non-standard denominations, and Slovenia has used the 3-euro format aggressively since adopting the euro in 2007. This piece marks the centenary of the Wright Brothers' first sustained powered flight at Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903, a date that fell six years before the coin's issue.
The 2009 date places it in a cluster of aviation centenary coins issued across multiple countries between 2003 and 2009, each staking a slightly different claim on the milestone.