SLOVENIA
KM 3 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
50 stotinov | 20.0 | 0.55 | 1.3 | Plain | Aluminum | Medal |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
Inscription along the rim - title of state,
word denomination, the year of minting. In the center - value within square. The tolar was the currency of Slovenia from 1991 until the introduction of the euro on December 31, 2006. It was subdivided into 100 stotinov. |
In the center: image of bee, on the left - value, on the right - title of bee in Latin. The Western or European honey bee (Apis mellifera). As a symbol, the bees' lifestyle mimics that of the human social order - a cooperative, productive social hierarchy. |