Slovakia coin 1 cent 2009

Obverse: Mount Kriváň in the High Tatras and the Slovak coat of arms.

Reverse: The common side gives the value in euro cents and shows Europe on a globe alongside Africa and Asia.

European Central Bank (photo resized and reformatted)

Slovakia’s 1, 2 and 5 cent coins depict Kriváň, a peak in the High Tatras that became a symbol of the Slovak national movement. The country name, year and coat of arms appear below the mountain. Slovakia adopted the euro on 1 January 2009, the first year of its regular euro coin series.

Year

2009

Denomination

1 cent

Metal

Copper-plated steel

Weight

2.3 g

Diameter

16.25 mm

Thickness

1.67 mm

Mintage

90 828 000 pcs.