Slovakia coin «200 years of the Vienna–Bratislava express mail service» 2 euros, 2023, base-metal bimetal
200 років швидкій пошті Відень — Братислава
base-metal bimetal
Obverse: A horse-drawn mail coach and a post horn.
Reverse: The common side shows the denomination “2 EURO” and a map of Europe.
Národná banka Slovenska
Edge: Two stars with a linden leaf between them separate the ends of “SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA”.
A regular horse-drawn express mail service began between Vienna and Bratislava in 1823. Two centuries later, Slovakia marked the route with a mail coach, a post horn and the names of both cities on a €2 coin.
- Release date
- Denomination
- 2 euros
- Metal
- base-metal bimetal
- Weight
- 8.5 g
- Diameter
- 25.75 mm
- Thickness
- 2.2 mm
- Mintage
- 1 000 000 pcs.
- Mint
- MK