New 2018 €10 slovak commemorative coin dedicated to Steamer CAROLINA
- July 11, 2018
- by
- Pierre
The coin’s obverse design portrays technical parts of the Carolina, which in 1818 became the first steamboat to sail to Bratislava on the Danube.
Slovakia’s coat of arms is situated on the left side, below the name of the issuing country ‘SLOVENSKO’. The year of issuance ‘2018’ is shown at the bottom of the coin. In the upper right of the design are the mint mark of the Kremnica Mint (consisting of the letters ‘MK’ between two dies) and the stylised letters ‘ZF’, the initials of the coin’s designer Zbyněk Fojtů.
Obverse and reverse of new €10 euro coin dedicated to Steamer Carolina
The reverse depicts the Carolina with a view of Bratislava in the background. At the bottom of the design is the coin’s denomination and currency ‘10 EURO’, and at the top is the inscription ‘PRVÝ PARNÍK V BRATISLAVE’ (THE FIRST STEAMER IN BRATISLAVA) in semi-circle. At the left side is the year ‘1818’, when the Carolina made her maiden journey.
Caracteristics:
Face value: 10 €
Material: Ag 900/Cu 100
Weight: 18g
Diameter: 34mm
Edge: engraved „ – VIEDEŇ – BRATISLAVA – BUDAPEŠŤ“ (VIENNA – BRATISLAVA – BUDAPEST)
Mintage: BU 2750 pcs, proof 5650 pcs
Designer: Zbyněk Fojtů
Engraver: Dalibor Schmidt
Commemorative deeds: 2000 pcs
Sources: MINCOVNA KREMNICA and NUMISMAG©
