Slovakia coin «300 years of Isaac Potter’s steam engine» 2 euros, 2022, base-metal bimetal
300 років паровій машині Ісаака Поттера
base-metal bimetal
Obverse: A steam engine for pumping water from mines and Isaac Potter’s signature.
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”.
In 1722, English engineer Isaac Potter built an atmospheric steam engine to drain mines in Nová Baňa. The National Bank of Slovakia describes it as the first engine of its kind in continental Europe. The coin marks its tricentenary.
- 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