Slovenia 2€ commemorative coin 2024 - 250 years of National and University Library (Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica)
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7,00 €
Feature: 250 years of National and University Library (Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica)
Description: Slightly tilted National and University Library’s doorhandle with Pegasus, a winged divine stallion, used as a symbolic guide for library’s visitors to the world of knowledge by the architect Jože Plečnik, is displayed on the coin. Doorhandle is the first contact with the institution that invites us to the world of knowledge and inspiration. At the top, in semi-circle, is the inscription “NARODNA IN UNIVERZITETNA KNJIŽNICA“. At the bottom are the name of the country of issuance “SLOVENIJA” and the year of issuance “2024”. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European flag.
Issuing volume: 1 000 000 coin
Description: Slightly tilted National and University Library’s doorhandle with Pegasus, a winged divine stallion, used as a symbolic guide for library’s visitors to the world of knowledge by the architect Jože Plečnik, is displayed on the coin. Doorhandle is the first contact with the institution that invites us to the world of knowledge and inspiration. At the top, in semi-circle, is the inscription “NARODNA IN UNIVERZITETNA KNJIŽNICA“. At the bottom are the name of the country of issuance “SLOVENIJA” and the year of issuance “2024”. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European flag.
Issuing volume: 1 000 000 coin
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