5000 Korun Matthias II

Matthias II became King of Hungary in 1608 after leading a rebellion against his own brother, Rudolf II, forcing Rudolf to cede Hungary, Austria, and Moravia to him before eventually taking the Bohemian crown and the imperial title as well. The Slovak lands fell squarely within his kingdom, giving the National Bank of Slovakia legitimate historical claim to the subject.

The .900 fineness follows the standard adopted for the NBS commemorative gold program launched in the 1990s, consistent across the 5000 Korun denomination series.