Feature: The 100th anniversary of the death of Milan Rastislav Štefánik
Description: The design features a portrait of Milan
Rastislav Štefánik, one of the most important figures in Slovak
history. To the left of the portrait are the dates of Štefánik’s birth
‘1880’ and death ‘1919’, one above the other. At the left side of the
inner part of the coin, in semi-circle, are the name ‘MILAN RASTISLAV
ŠTEFÁNIK’ and the name of the issuing country ‘SLOVENSKO’. The year of
issuance ‘2019’ is between the portrait and the right side. Below the
year are the stylised letters ‘PV’, the initials of the designer, Peter
Valach, and below them is the mint mark of the Kremnica Mint (Mincovňa
Kremnica), consisting of the letters ‘MK’ placed between two dies. The
coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.