Slovak koruna
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In 1993, coins were introduced in denominations of 10, 20 and 50 haliers, 1, 2, 5 and 10 korunas. The 10 and 20 halier coins were taken out of circulation on 31 December 2003.
The obverse of the coins feature the Coat of Arms of Slovakia
, with motifs from Slovak history
on the reverses.
Coins can be exchanged at the National Bank of Slovakia
for euros until December 31, 2013.
Later in 1993, regular type banknotes were introduced in the same denominations, with 5000 korún notes added in 1994 and 200 korún added in 1995. The main motifs on the obverses of the banknotes represent important people living in the territory of the present Slovakia in various historical eras. On the reverses, these motifs are completed by depicting places where these people lived and were active.
Banknotes can be exchanged for euros indefinitely.
The graph shows the value of the euro in korunas from 1999 to December 2008. As may be seen, the currency strengthened as Slovakia's economy did. The koruna joined the ERM II on 28 November 2005 at the rate of € = 38.4550 Sk with a 15% band. On 17 March 2007, this rate was readjusted to 35.4424 Sk with the same band, an 8.5% increase in the value of the koruna. On the same day, 1 euro traded at 33.959 Sk. The central rate of koruna was then adjusted once more on 28 May 2008 to 30.1260 with no change in the band.
The obverse of the coins feature the Coat of Arms of Slovakia
Coat of arms of Slovakia
The coat of arms of Slovakia consists of a red shield, in early gothic style, charged with a silver double cross standing on the middle peak of a dark blue mountain consisting of three peaks. Extremities of the cross are amplificated, and its ends are concaved...
, with motifs from Slovak history
History of Slovakia
This article discusses the history of the territory of Slovakia.- Palaeolithic :Radiocarbon dating puts the oldest surviving archaeological artifacts from Slovakia - found near Nové Mesto nad Váhom - at 270,000 BCE, in the Early Paleolithic era...
on the reverses.
- 10 h - Octagonal wooden belfry from ZemplínZemplínZemplén is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently situated in eastern Slovakia under the name of Zemplín...
(early 19th century A.D.) = 0.0033 € - 20 h - the KriváňKrivánKriváň can refer to:* Kriváň , peak in the High Tatras, Slovakia* Veľký Kriváň, the highest peak in Malá Fatra, Slovakia* Malý Kriváň, peak in Malá Fatra, Slovakia* Kriváň , village in Slovakia in the Detva District...
peak in the High TatrasHigh TatrasHigh Tatras or High Tatra are a mountain range on the borders between Slovakia and Poland. They are a part of the Tatra Mountains...
= 0.0066 € - 50 h - Renaissance polygonal tower of Devín CastleDevín CastleDevín Castle is a castle in Devín, which is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia....
= 0.0166 € - 1 Sk - Gothic wooden sculpture of the Madonna with child (A.D. 1500) = 0.0332 €
- 2 Sk - Earthen sculpture of the sitting Venus of Hradok (4th millennium B.C.) = 0.0664 €
- 5 Sk - Reverse of a Celtic coin of BiatecBiatecBiatec was the name of a person, presumably a king, who appeared on the Celtic coins minted by the Boii in Bratislava in the 1st century BC. The word Biatec is also used as the name of those coins. In the literature, they are also sometimes referred to as "hexadrachms of the Bratislava type"...
(1st century B.C.)-0,17 Euro = 0.166 € - 10 Sk - Bronze cross (11th century A.D.) = 0.332 €
Coins can be exchanged at the National Bank of Slovakia
National Bank of Slovakia
National Bank of Slovakia , is the central bank of Slovakia, which is a member of the European Union and the European System of Central Banks. Since 1 January 2009, it has also been a member of Eurosystem.-History:...
for euros until December 31, 2013.
Banknotes
In 1993, banknotes were issued in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 korún. These were produced by affixing stamps bearing the arms of Slovakia and the denomination to Czechoslovak banknotes.Later in 1993, regular type banknotes were introduced in the same denominations, with 5000 korún notes added in 1994 and 200 korún added in 1995. The main motifs on the obverses of the banknotes represent important people living in the territory of the present Slovakia in various historical eras. On the reverses, these motifs are completed by depicting places where these people lived and were active.
| Denomination | Obverse | Reverse | Value | Image (obverse) | Image (reverse) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKK 20 | Prince Pribina Pribina Pribina was a Slavic prince whose adventurous career, recorded in the Conversion of the Bavarians and the Carantanians , illustrates the political volatility of the Franco–Slavic frontiers of his time... |
Nitra Nitra Nitra is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra. With a population of about 83,572, it is the fifth largest city in Slovakia. Nitra is also one of the oldest cities in Slovakia and the country's earliest political and cultural center... Castle |
0.66 € | ||
| SKK 50 | Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius Saints Cyril and Methodius Saints Cyril and Methodius were two Byzantine Greek brothers born in Thessaloniki in the 9th century. They became missionaries of Christianity among the Slavic peoples of Bulgaria, Great Moravia and Pannonia. Through their work they influenced the cultural development of all Slavs, for which they... |
Dražovce Drážovce See Drážovce church for the church in Drážovce, Nitra.Drážovce is a village and municipality in the Krupina District of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.-History:... church and Glagolitic alphabet |
1.66 € | ||
| SKK 100 | Madonna at Levoča Levoca Levoča is a town in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia with a population of 14,600. The town has a historic center with a well preserved town wall, a Renaissance church with the highest wooden altar in Europe, carved by Master Paul of Levoča, and many other Renaissance buildings.On 28 June 2009,... church |
Levoča Levoca Levoča is a town in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia with a population of 14,600. The town has a historic center with a well preserved town wall, a Renaissance church with the highest wooden altar in Europe, carved by Master Paul of Levoča, and many other Renaissance buildings.On 28 June 2009,... church and city hall |
3.32 € | ||
| SKK 200 | Anton Bernolák Anton Bernolák Anton Bernolák Anton Bernolák Anton Bernolák (1 October 1762 in Slanica (a now inundated village near Námestovo – 15 January 1813 in Nové Zámky) was a Slovak linguist and Catholic priest and the author of the first Slovak language standard.-Life:... |
Trnava Trnava Trnava is a city in western Slovakia, 47 km to the north-east of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of a kraj and of an okres . It was the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishopric . The city has a historic center... in the 18th century |
6.64 € | ||
| SKK 500 | Ľudovít Štúr Ludovít Štúr Ľudovít Štúr , known in his era as Ludevít Velislav Štúr, was the leader of the Slovak national revival in the 19th century, the author of the Slovak language standard eventually leading to the contemporary Slovak literary language... |
Bratislava Castle Bratislava Castle Bratislava Castle is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on a quite isolated rocky hill of the Little Carpathians directly above the Danube river in the middle of Bratislava... |
16.60 € | ||
| SKK 1000 | Andrej Hlinka Andrej Hlinka Andrej Hlinka was a Slovak politician and Catholic priest, one of the most important Slovak public activists in Czechoslovakia before Second World War... |
Ružomberok Ružomberok Ružomberok is a town in northern Slovakia, in the historical Liptov region. It has a population of around 30,000-Geography:... church |
33.19 € | ||
| SKK 5000 | Milan Rastislav Štefánik Milan Rastislav Štefánik Milan Rastislav Štefánik , Kingdom of Hungary – May 4, 1919 in Ivanka pri Dunaji, Czechoslovakia) was a Slovak politician, diplomat, and astronomer. During World War I, he was General of the French Army, at the same time the Czechoslovak Minister of War, one of the leading members of the... |
Stefanik's grave | 165.97 € |
Banknotes can be exchanged for euros indefinitely.
Historical exchange rates
External links
- ECB: The euro cash changeover in Slovakia (as of 1 January 2009)
- http://www.nbs.sk/BIATEC/BIA07_08/7_11.PDF, http://www.nbs.sk/BIATEC/BIA09_08/9_11.PDF, http://www.nbs.sk/BIATEC/BIA11_08/11_1.PDF (History of the Slovak koruna/crown and its predecessors at the website of the National Bank of Slovakia, parts 1, 2, 3)
- Slovak banknotes (catalog, gallery and other details)