1 euro SLOVAKIA (from 2009)

double cross on a triple-peak mountain - Slovak coat of arms; along the right edge: SLOVENSKO (Slovakia); along the left edge year of issue; at the edge a ring of twelve five-pointed stars - symbol of the European Union

left from the centre face value 1, on the right inscription: EURO; in the background of the inscription a map of Europe; in the background of the map vertically six parallel lines ending on both sides with five-pointed stars (the reverse is common for all euro coins)

three reeded and three plain sections

1 I 2009

still in circulation

Ivan Řehák (monogram above the right peak on the obverse), Luc Luycx (initials LL below letter 'O' in EURO on the reverse)

Mincovňa Kremnica (Kremnica Mint), Kremnica (mint mark above the left peak on the obverse) 

2009	46 776 900	+ 95 100 in boxed annual sets
2010	-	+ 65 000 in boxed annual sets
2011	-	+ 49 000 in boxed annual sets
2012	???	+ 39 000 in boxed annual sets

Slovakian coat of arms is actually a heraldic copy of the "new" coat of arms of the northern lands of Kingdom of Hungary, except that Pan-Slavic colours are used - white, red and blue. The Byzantine double cross is probably associated with the christianising mission of Cyril and Methodius in the 9th century, and triple-peak mountain refers to the three mountain ranges of the northern part of the Kingdom of Hungary: Tatra, Mátra and Fatra, of which Fatra and Tatra is now in Slovak territory.

An illustration of the 15th century chronicle of Istvan Thuroczy depicting King Stephen II of Hungary (1101-1131) with the coats of arms of the northern and southern part of Hungary. On the left, for comparison, the current coat of arms of Slovakia and of Hungary on the right.

photo licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0

The Kremnica Mint was established in 1328 and is one of the longest continuously operating manufacturing plants in the world.