Slovakia, 2 Euro, University Istropolitana
2017 - Kremnica - Bi-Metallic - MS(63)
Commemorative issue 550 Years of University Istropolitana.
The design shows the figure of a teacher and two students positioned before the facade of the building of the former Universitas Istropolitana in Bratislava. In the upper left of the design is a medallion of King Matthias Corvinus, the founder of the university. Above the medallion is the inscription ‘1467’, the year in which the university was opened. The country of issuance ‘SLOVENSKO’ appears at the base of the inner circle, above the year of issuance ‘2017’. Along the left edge of the inner circle is the inscription ‘UNIVERZITA’, and along the right edge ‘ISTROPOLITANA’. In the lower left of the design is the mint mark of the Kremnica Mint (Mincovňa Kremnica), consisting of the initials ‘MK’ placed between two dies. Below the mint mark are the stylised letters ‘MP’, the initials of the designer, Mária Poldaufová.
A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.
Reeded with inscription: country name in Slovak language with two stars and a linden leaf in the middle (Note: Type A - national design up lettering in readable position; Type B - national design down lettering in readable position)
8.46 gr
