2 Euro Commemorative coins Slovenia 2022

150 years since the birth of Jože Plečnik

The Obverse depicts a section of the main window, in front of which is a column, of the reading room of the National and University Library in Ljubljana. The design is completed by a composition of letters forming the inscription "A R H. P L E Č N I K"; the letters are placed in order at certain points of the window, represented as geometric shapes. Also within the design are: on the left the year of the architect's birth "1872" (written vertically), on the top right the name of the issuing country "SLOVENIJA" and the minting year (written vertically, one next to the other) and at the bottom the horizontal inscription "JOŽE PLEČNIK". On the outer part 12 five-pointed stars, symbol of the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with the inscription "SLOVENIJA •"
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).

35 years of the Erasmus Programme

The Obverse depicts two key elements of the Erasmus programme, a European Union student mobility project aimed at university students. On the right is Erasmus of Rotterdam (Dutch humanist and philosopher), in one of his best-known portraits, after whom the programme was named because of his numerous journeys throughout Europe, with the aim of learning about its different cultures. The effigy of the theologian is superimposed on a net that crosses the coin from one point to the other, which is intended to represent the cultural and human exchanges between European students; on the left-hand side, thanks to a special type of graphics, the number '35' appears (to identify the 35th anniversary). Superimposed on the portrait are the circular inscriptions: "1987-2022", "ERASMUS" and "PROGRAM" on three lines, while further down, near the inner edge, is the inscription "SLOVENIJA". Above the philosopher's right hand are the author's initials "J.J.". On the outer part 12 five-pointed stars, symbol of the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with the inscription "SLOVENIJA •"
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).