Slovakia Istropolitana 2017

Obverse of Slovakia Istropolitana 2017
Details The Official Blister 2017 contains a full set of circulating euros (1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cents and 1, 2 euros), along will a commemorative 2 euro coin.

The coin is dedicated to the 550th anniversarry of the establishment of Academia Istropolitana. The Universitas Istropolitana in Bratislava was arguably the third university to be found in the Kingdom of Hungary and the first university to be founded in the territory of present-day Slovakia. Despite its brief existence (1465–1491), it features prominently in Slovak historiography.The word "Istropolitana" is taken from the ancient Greek name for Bratislava, Istropolis, which means "Danube City".

Issue date: January 2017
Mintage 3,000 pieces

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