SLOVENIA EURO COIN SET

In 2007 Slovenia, once the northernmost part of Yugoslavia, became the first of the former east European nations to adopt the Euro as their currency. It replaced the Slovenian Tolar. Because of the expansion of European Union the common side of the Euro coins have been redesigned to show the expanded European Union. The Slovenian Euro coins are the first to use the new design. The national side of the coins highlight Slovenian history culture. The bi-metallic 2 Euro coin features national poet France Prešeren and the first line of the Slovenian national anthem which was written by him. The bi-metallic 1 Euro pictures Primož Trubar, a 16th century Protestant reformer, superintendent of the Protestant Church of Slovenia and the author of the first book printed in Slovenian. Mount Triglav, Slovenia's highest mountain and the constellation of cancer is featured on the 50 euro cent coin. Two Lipizzaner horses are on the 20 euro cent coin. The 10 euro cent coin features the "Katedrala Svobode" (Cathedral of Freedom), a national parliament building that has never been built! A man sowing stars and seeds is featured on the 5 euro cent coin. The design is based on Ivan Grohar painting "The Sower". The 2 euro cent shows the Prince's Stone. The stone was the base of an ancient Roman column. It was used to install the medieval prince's of Karatania. A stork is on the 1 euro cent. Every coin has 12 stars around edge interspersed with letters spelling “SLOVENIJA”. The coins are the first of what will be a major expansion of the Euro coin series