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  • 20 Euro Cent 2009-2023, KM# 99, Slovakia
  • 20 Euro Cent 2009-2023, KM# 99, Slovakia
Obverse

Depicts Bratislava Castle, with the national emblem in the bottom left of the picture with the Kremnican Mint markmark "MK" on the left and engravers' initials "JČ" and "PK" on the right. Below the image is the date and country name. The outer ring contains the twelve stars of the European Union.

Bratislava Castle is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on an isolated rocky hill of the Little Carpathians directly above the Danube river in the middle of Bratislava. Because of its size and location, it has been a dominant feature of the city for centuries.

The coat of arms of Slovakia consists of a shield, in early Gothic style, charged with a double cross standing on the middle peak of a mountain consisting of three peaks. Extremities of the cross are amplified, and its ends are concaved. The double cross is a symbol of its Christian faith and the hills represent three symbolic mountain ranges: Tatra, Fatra (made up of the Veľká Fatra and Malá Fatra ranges), and Mátra (the last one is in northern Hungary).

Engravers: Ján Černaj and Pavol Károly

MK JČ PK
2013
SLOVENSKO

Reverse

A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the left side of the coin.

12 stars are located on the left side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments.

Luc Luycx, a designer at the Royal Belgian Mint, designed the Euro’s common reverse; his initials, LL, are seen on the right side of the design, just under the “0” in “20.”

20
LL
EURO
CENT

Edge

A smooth edge separated into equal sections by seven indents (Spanish flower)

20 Euro Cent

KM# 99 Schön# 97
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Characteristics
Material Nordic Gold
Weight 5.74 g
Diameter 22.25 mm
Thickness 2.14 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Kremnica Mint (MK)

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