| Description : The central design includes the coat of arms of the
Slovak Republic (Byzantine double cross on a trimount) against a background of fan‐shaped curved lines running
towards the centre ‐ similar to the blades of a turbine. The motif symbolises the position and importance of Slovakia
during its Presidency of the EU Council. The year "2016" can be read to the right of the national emblem of the Slovak
Republic. The country name "SLOVENSKO" (Slovakia) and the occasion "PREDSEDNÍCTVO SR V RADE EÚ" (Slovak EU
Presidency) are inscribed around the outside of the central design. The mintmark "MK" between two embossing stamps of the
Slovak mint Mincovňa Kremnica š.p. in Kremnica, and the square framed ligated initials "VP" of
the coin designer Vladimír Pavlica are at the bottom of the design. Out of the total circulation of
1 million, 1000 copies were minted in the proof production process exclusively for representative purposes as
part of the Council Presidency. |
