Slovenia

A stork. The designs of the Slovenian euro coins were unanimously chosen in 2005 by the Bank of Slovenia and the Slovenian Ministry of Finance from the proposals submitted by five reputed Slovenian designers. They are the work of Miljenko Licul, Maja Licul and Janez Boljka.

The ancient Sovereign Enthronement Stone. The designs of the Slovenian euro coins were unanimously chosen in 2005 by the Bank of Slovenia and the Slovenian Ministry of Finance from the proposals submitted by five reputed Slovenian designers. They are the work of Miljenko Licul, Maja Licul and Janez Boljka.

A man sowing stars. The designs of the Slovenian euro coins were unanimously chosen in 2005 by the Bank of Slovenia and the Slovenian Ministry of Finance from the proposals submitted by five reputed Slovenian designers. They are the work of Miljenko Licul, Maja Licul and Janez Boljka.

Architect Jože Plečnik’s unrealised plans for the Slovenian Parliament, known as the ‘Cathedral of Freedom’. The designs of the Slovenian euro coins were unanimously chosen in 2005 by the Bank of Slovenia and the Slovenian Ministry of Finance from the proposals submitted by five reputed Slovenian designers. They are the work of Miljenko Licul, Maja Licul and Janez Boljka.

Two Lipizzaner horses. The designs of the Slovenian euro coins were unanimously chosen in 2005 by the Bank of Slovenia and the Slovenian Ministry of Finance from the proposals submitted by five reputed Slovenian designers. They are the work of Miljenko Licul, Maja Licul and Janez Boljka.

Mount Triglav (Slovenia’s highest mountain). The designs of the Slovenian euro coins were unanimously chosen in 2005 by the Bank of Slovenia and the Slovenian Ministry of Finance from the proposals submitted by five reputed Slovenian designers. They are the work of Miljenko Licul, Maja Licul and Janez Boljka.

Bust of Primož Trubar, the author of the first printed book in Slovenian (1550). The designs of the Slovenian euro coins were unanimously chosen in 2005 by the Bank of Slovenia and the Slovenian Ministry of Finance from the proposals submitted by five reputed Slovenian designers. They are the work of Miljenko Licul, Maja Licul and Janez Boljka.

Portrait of France Prešeren, Slovenia's greatest poet, together with the line 'Shivé naj vsi naródi' (God’s blessing on all nations) in his handwriting. The words are taken from the seventh verse of his poem Zdravlijca (‘A Toast’), which is also the Slovenian national anthem. The edge lettering consists of the word SLOVENIJA followed by an engraved dot. The designs of the Slovenian euro coins were unanimously chosen in 2005 by the Bank of Slovenia and the Slovenian Ministry of Finance from the proposals submitted by five reputed Slovenian designers. They are the work of Miljenko Licul, Maja Licul and Janez Boljka.

Slightly tilted National and University Library’s doorhandle with Pegasus, a winged divine stallion, used as a symbolic guide for library’s visitors to the world of knowledge by the architect Jože Plečnik, is displayed on the coin. Doorhandle is the first contact with the institution that invites us to the world of knowledge and inspiration. At the top, in semi-circle, is the inscription “NARODNA IN UNIVERZITETNA KNJIŽNICA“. At the bottom are the name of the country of issuance “SLOVENIJA” and the year of issuance “2024”. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European flag.

Issued date: December 2024

The design displays parts of the equation that Josip Plemelj solved as a first person in the world. Numbers and symbols rotate on circumferences that depict planet rotation, movement in space, as well as composing individual unsolvable elements into whole. That way the design shows both fields of Josip Plemelj's work, i.e. mathematics and astronomy. The inscription ‘JOSIP PLEMELJ 1873’, the name of the issuing country ‘SLOVENIJA’ and the year of issuance ‘2023’ are integrated in the design. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European flag.

Issued date: December 2023

Common issue

The design is a mix of two major elements of the Erasmus programme: the original intellectual inspiration, Erasmus himself, and the allegory of its influence over Europe.

The first one is symbolised by one of the most known depiction of Erasmus.

The second one is symbolised by a beam of links going across the coin from a beacon to another, representing the numerous intellectual and human exchanges between the European students.

As a reference to Europe, some of these links form other stars, born from the synergy between the countries.

The figure 35, for 35th anniversary comes out from the stars in a contemporary graphical style.

The outer ring depicts the twelve stars of the European flag.

Issued date: July 2022

The design shows a detail of the grand window of the National and University library’s reading room with a pillar in front of it. It is supplemented with a composition of letters A R H. P L E Č N I K. These letters are built into the window in exact order and can be metaphorically read as the architect’s signature, which is actually exhibited in his own work. The letters are inserted into deepened window openings and can be understood (in the language of architect Plečnik) as spatial architectural interventions, as emphases, inserted into façade or as geometrically designed objects. The whole composition displays an idea of space that reflects the wealth of the architect’s ideas. It is centred around the main pillar, which has a role to mark the coin’s space and set the ratio outside – inside or front – back, one of Plečnik’s common gestures when designing space. With that, the composition becomes a spatial miniature, space within space, multi-layered and mystical. At the bottom, the inscription “JOŽE PLEČNIK«. At the left, vertically, the year ‘1872’. At the right, vertically, the country of issuance ‘SLOVENIJA’ and underneath the year of issuance ‘2022’.

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Issued date: January 2022

The design was inspired by the belts from Vače Situla – one of the finest artefacts of situla art. These belts are a graphical symbol for layering history that the museum keeps for future generations. The design displays layers of the museum’s history with different names through its 200-year long history. The names are displayed in belts as they would have been if written on Vače Situla. The design includes the name of the country ‘SLOVENIJA’ and the year of issuance ‘2021’.

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Issued date: October 2021

The design has at its core a multi-lingual slogan from the cover of Bohorič’s Latin – Slovene grammar titled “Proste zimske urice”. The slogan in Slovene, written in bohoričica (the type of writing named after Adam Bohorič), which is easily recognizable due to the use of a typical letter f, is positioned in the lower half of the coin’s core. Behind is the Slovene slogan in Latin – presenting Bohorič’s contribution to the international academic sphere. At the top of the design, in semi-circle, is the inscription “ADAM BOHORIČ1520 / SLOVENIJA 2020”.

Issued date: December 2020

The University of Ljubljana’s logo is the core of the design. On the left side the University’s façade above the solid square of its logo is replaced with the inscription ‘100 LET UNIVERZE V LJUBLJANI’. The design’s background is textured in order to achieve a larger impact of the inscription with the solid square. On the lower part of the right side is the inscription ‘SLOVENIJA 2019’. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European flag.

Issued date: November 2019

In the middle of the inner ring of the coin is the image of honeycomb in a form of a globe, which shows the eastern hemisphere. Around the honeycomb on the left upper side is the inscription ‘SVETOVNI DAN ČEBEL’, and on the lower right side the inscription ‘SLOVENIJA 2018’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Issued date: May 2018

The design shows 10 flying swallows which form a circle. At the lower half, in semi-circle, the inscription "10 LET SKUPNE EVROPSKE VALUTE". At the top left the inscription "SLOVENIJA 2017". Between the inscription is engraved a dot.

Issued date: February 2017

Over the left part of the inner circle is obliquely positioned a line. At its right, in the upper part of the coin is the inscription "25 LET" and below it the inscription "REPUBLIKA SLOVENIJA". Underneath these inscriptions is the original Prešeren's written record of the part of the Slovenian hymn Zdravljica "dočakat dan". At the bottom of the inner circle is the year "2016".

Issued date: June 2016

The central image of the coin is the composition of letters that form the word 'EMONA' or 'AEMONA' and a stylized design of Emona. At the bottom, in circular sense, the inscription 'EMONA LJUBLJANA SLOVENIJA 2015'. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Issued date: November 2015

Common issue

Twelve stars that morph into human figures are embracing the birth of a new Europe. The design shows the EU flag as a symbol that unites people and cultures with shared visions and ideals for a better common future.

Issued date: December 2015

The central image of the coin shows, with lined pattern, the portrait of the Queen Barbara of Celje with her sceptre. On the image are placed three typical six-pointed stars of Celje counts. On the left side of the portrait is the inscription 'SLOVENIJA' and on the right side the inscription 'BARBARA CELJSKA' and the years '1414-2014'. The coin's outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Issued date: November 2014

The central image of the coin is a stylised spiral, which at the left side of the coin begins with inscription ‘POSTOJNSKA JAMA • 1213–2013 • SLOVENIJA’ and ends with two stylised speleothems.. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Issued date: February 2013

Common issue

The Euro-sign in the centre of the coin shows that the Euro has become an element of particular importance in Europe as well all over the world as the Euro evolved to a global player in the international monetary system in the last 10 years. The design elements around the Euro-symbol on the coin express the importance of the Euro to the people, to the financial world (ECB tower), to trading (ships), to industry (factories), to the energy sector and research and development (wind power stations). The initials AH of the artist appear under the image of the ECB tower. The name(s) of the issuing country in the national language(s) appear(s) at the top, while the indication 2002-2012 appears at the bottom.

Issued date: January 2012

The design shows the effigy of Franc Rozman-Stane (1911 – 1944), a leading partisan and national hero of the national liberation struggle. The coin depicts on the left hand of its inner part his effigy with a star, his name, years of his birth and death, and "Slovenia 2011". The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Issued date: March 2011

The coin commemorates the 200th anniversary of the creation of the Botanical Garden in Ljubljana, the oldest scientific and cultural institution in Slovenia. The inner part of the coin depicts the ‘hladnikia’ (Hladnikia pastinacifolia), a rare plant endemic to Slovenia which is named after Franc Hladnik, its discoverer and the founder of Ljubljana's Botanical Garden (date of issue: May 2010).

Issued date: May 2010

Common issue

The centre of the coin shows a stylised human figure whose left arm is prolonged by the euro symbol. The initials ΓΣ of the artist appear below the euro symbol. The name(s) of the issuing country in the national language(s) appear(s) at the top, while the indication 1999-2009 and the acronym EMU translated into the national language(s) appear at the bottom.

Issued date: January 2009

The coin features an effigy of Primož Trubar (1508-1586), the Slovenian protestant reformer who was the founder of the Protestant Church of the Slovene Lands and the author of the first printed book in the Slovene language. Primož Trubar also features on the national side of the Slovenian 1-euro coin.

Issued date: May 2008

Common issue

The coin shows the treaty with the signatures of the six founding countries on a background evoking the paving – designed by Michelangelo – of the Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, where the Treaty was signed on 25 March 1957, giving birth to the modern-day European Union.

Issued date: March 2007