Slovakia coin «Centenary of the first blood transfusion in Slovakia» 2 euros, 2023, base-metal bimetal

Obverse: A blood drop at the centre of a medical cross whose arms bear blood group labels.

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”.

The issue marks a century since the first blood transfusion in Slovakia in 1923. Mária Poldaufová placed blood group symbols on a medical cross and surrounded it with test tubes and drops of blood.

Release date

02.03.2023

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