| Description : Ľudovít Štúr (1815‐1856) is
considered an outstanding figure in the Slovak national movement in what was then Austria‐Hungary. As a philologist
and writer, he founded the current version of the Slovak literary language by introducing a new phonetic orthography. In
1994, the Ľudovít‐Štúr‐Order was founded as one of the highest awards in Slovakia
and is awarded annually. The portrait, based on a painting by Jozef Božetech Klemens (1817‐1883), bears
the inscription "ĽUDOVÍT ŠTÚR" and the year of his birth and death "1815‐1856" on the left
and the year of issue "2015" and the name of the issuing country "SLOVENSKO" (Slovakia) on the right. The mint mark "MK"
between two embossing stamps of the Slovak mint Mincovňa Kremnica š.p. in Kremnica is on the upper
right. The abbreviated initials "IR" of the coin designer Ivan Řehák can be found in the lower
right-hand corner. |
