Slovenia 1993 10 stotinov

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Slovenia in 1786, from Shepherd's atlas of 1923

Slovenia, for many centuries the Austrian province of Carniola, became part of Yugoslavia in 1919. After Josip Broz Tito's death in 1985, the Yugolav confederation slowly came part and Slovenia declared its independence in 1991. This coin was issued from 1992 to 2004. It features a salamander found only in certain caves in Slovenia. To this writer's knowledge, this is the only coin to depict an amphibian. In 2007, Slovenia joined the euro.

Recorded mintage: 2,515,000.

Specification: 0.55 g, aluminum, 16 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 7.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• Slovenia 1991 5000 tolarjev
• Slovenia 1992 10 stotinov
• 1993 5000 tolarjev, 400th anniversary of the battle of Sisak
• Slovenia 2009 100 euro KM-89
• Coins and currency dated 1993
• return to coins of Slovenia