Feature: The 550th anniversary of the University Istropolitana
Description: 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. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of
the European Union.
