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5000 Korún Spišský Hrad UNESCO 1998
| Issuer | Národná banka Slovenska |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Value | 5000 Korún (5000 SKK) |
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| Reverse description | A panoramic view of Spiš Castle (Spišský Hrad), one of the largest medieval castle complexes in Central Europe, is rendered in bold relief atop a rocky promontory that extends across the full width of the field. The curved legend SVETOVÉ DEDIČSTVO UNESCO arcs along the upper border, referencing the site's UNESCO World Heritage status. Below the castle scene, a rectangular panel carries the inscription SPIŠSKÝ HRAD above the face value 5000 Sk in large numerals. The Kremnica Mint mark appears in the lower field beneath the panel. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Spišský Hrad — Spiš Castle — was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993, bundled with the adjacent ecclesiastical monuments of Spišská Kapitula and Spišské Podhradie. Slovakia's National Bank launched this gold series to mark such designations, with the Spiš issue appearing five years after inscription. The castle itself is among the largest in Central Europe by footprint, its ruins spread across a travertine hill above the Hornád river valley.
The .900 fineness places this squarely in the older continental gold standard rather than the .999 purity more common to modern bullion issues — a deliberate choice for a commemorative intended as currency-denominated legal tender.