5 korun SLOVAKIA (1993-2008)
| diameter: | weight: | thickness: | alloy: |
| 24.75 mm | 5.4 g | 1.7 mm | Fe Ni-plated |
obverse:
above the coin centre Slovak coat of arms; below in two lines: SLOVENSKÁ / REPUBLIKA (Slovak Republic); lower year of issue
reverse:
on the left a reverse of antique tetradrachm of BIATEC type; on the right in two lines face value: 5 / Sk (SLOVENSKÝCH KORÚN - Slovak korunas)
edge:
reeded
issue date:
30 IV 1993
withdrawal date:
16 I 2009
designer:
Drahomír Zobek (initial Z at the bottom edge of the obverse and the reverse)
mint:
Mincovňa Kremnica (Kremnica Mint), Kremnica (mint mark below year of issue on the obverse)
mintage:
| 1993 | 36 200 000 | + 28 800 in boxed annual sets |
| 1994 | 26 140 000 | + 19 900 in boxed annual sets |
| 1995 | 16 530 000 | + 12 000 in boxed annual sets |
| 1996 | - | + 15 000 in boxed annual sets |
| 1997 | - | + 15 000 in boxed annual sets |
| 1998 | - | + 12 000 in boxed annual sets |
| 1999 | - | + 11 500 in boxed annual sets |
| 2000 | - | + 12 500 in boxed annual sets |
| 2001 | - | + 12 500 in boxed annual sets |
| 2002 | - | + 16 100 in boxed annual sets |
| 2003 | - | + 14 000 in boxed annual sets |
| 2004 | - | + 29 000 in boxed annual sets |
| 2005 | - | + 26 000 in boxed annual sets |
| 2006 | - | + 18 500 in boxed annual sets |
| 2007 | 5 320 000 | + 18 000 in boxed annual sets |
| 2008 | - | + 19 000 in boxed annual sets |
interesting facts:
Designing the reverse of this coin Drahomír Zobek used the theme of the reverse type of Celtic tetradrachm of Bratislava type
from the 1st century BC. The inscription "BIATEC" is probably the name of a Celtic prince presented as a horse-rider with a
lime branch in hand. BIATEC-type coins have a diameter of ca. 25 mm and a weight of 16.5 -17 g, and are minted from silver or
high purity gold; Varieties with different inscriptions are known (e.g. NONNOS, DEVIL, BUSU, BUSSUMARUS, TITTO) but "BIATEC"
occurs most frequently. 14 treasures containing such coins were found in Slovakia, six of which near Bratislava.
Still during times of Czechoslovakia in 1990, a sculptor Ľudmila Cvengrošová created a three-meter high bronze statue of a BIATEC tetradrachm, which ended up in a storage of the Bratislava City Gallery. In 2008 it was exposed in front of the Slovak National Bank.
An example of BIATEC tetradrachm and a monument in front of the National Bank of Slovakia in Bratislava.
photo: Peter Zelizňák, 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.
Still during times of Czechoslovakia in 1990, a sculptor Ľudmila Cvengrošová created a three-meter high bronze statue of a BIATEC tetradrachm, which ended up in a storage of the Bratislava City Gallery. In 2008 it was exposed in front of the Slovak National Bank.
An example of BIATEC tetradrachm and a monument in front of the National Bank of Slovakia in Bratislava.
photo: Peter Zelizňák, 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.
last update: 7 X 2012
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