National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Slovakia

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009  (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: Slovakia

Subject of commemoration: 100th anniversary of the first international sports tournament in the territory of the Slovak Republic – the Ice Hockey European Championship

Description of the design: The design depicts an ice hockey player in action, wearing a style of uniform typical of the period of the 1925 Ice Hockey European Championship. The player is set against a stylised panorama of the High Tatras, the Slovak mountain region where the championship took place. The inscription ‘MAJSTROVSTVÁ EURÓPY V HOKEJI’ (European championship in hockey) runs along the edge of the upper half of the coin’s inner circle. The years ‘1925’ and ‘2025’ appear in the upper left part of the design, one above the other. At the bottom is the name of the issuing country ‘SLOVENSKO’. To the right of the figure is the mint mark of Slovakia’s Kremnica Mint (Mincovňa Kremnica), the producer of the coin. Next to it are the initials ‘KL’ of the designer, Karol Ličko.

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Estimated number of coins to be issued: 1 000 000

Date of issue: January 2025

(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).