Friday, June 25, 2010

WILDLIFE FEATURED ON OBSOLETE COINS OF SLOVENIA

Slovenia 9 coin set set features animals, birds and fish.
With the introduction of the Euro, Slovenia's attractive wildlife coins are now obsolete and are being withdrawn from circulation. All six of the Tolar denominated coins feature native wildlife. The 10 Stotinov pictures an Olm salamander, an unusual blind aquatic salamander found in the caves of Slovenia. A barn owl is on the 20 Stotinov. A bee is on the 50 Stotinov. The 1 Tolar features salmon, the 2 Tolar shows a swallow in flight, an ibex is on the 5 Tolar, the 10 Tolar shows a horse, the 20 Tolar pictures a stork and a bull is on the 50 Tolar. It is an attractive animal coin set. The coins date from 1992 to 2005 and are Uncirculated.

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