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500 Korún Striking of Thaler coins in Kremnica
| Issuer | Národná banka Slovenska |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a detailed scene depicting medieval mint workers striking coins, rendered in fine relief within a beaded inner circle. The composition shows several craftsmen engaged in the minting process, with architectural elements suggesting a Gothic workshop interior in the background. The Slovak national arms, a double cross on a triple mount, appear at the top of the field above the central scene. The legend SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA curves along the left and right periphery in uncial lettering, while the denomination 500 Sk and the date 1999 are inscribed in the lower portion of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a panoramic view of the historic town of Kremnica with its distinctive skyline of towers and fortifications rendered in the upper central field, below which the inscription KREMNICA 1499 appears in the field. Three large thaler-type coins are depicted in overlapping arrangement in the lower half, their designs showing heraldic and figural motifs characteristic of late 15th-century coinage from the Kremnica Mint. The commemorative legend 500. VÝROČIE RAZBY PRVÝCH TOLIAROVÝCH MINCÍ curves around the full periphery of the coin in Gothic-style uncial lettering, separated by ornamental quatrefoil stops, all enclosed within a beaded border. |
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