The Official Blister 2009 contains a full set of circulating euros (1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cents and 1, 2 euros), along will a silver commemorative token.
The blister comprises the first euro coins of Slovakia, as the new currency became legal tender on 1st January 2009. The folder shows the Tatra mountain peak Krivan, which dominates the upper part of the former Liptov County. Krivan has been a major symbol in Slovak ethnic and national activism for the past two centuries.
The design of the Slovak coins was selected by public vote, where more than 140,000 people participated. The most popular design was the Coat of arms of Slovakia (33,068 votes), followed by the Krivan peak (24,589 votes) and the Bratislava Castle (21,792 votes). |