2010 Slovakia €10 Silver Coin "Wooden Churches"

• Mint: Mint Kremnica
• Denomination: €10
• Quality: Proof/BU
• Issue limit: 17,325/9,900 pcs.
• Alloy: 90% Silver
• Diameter: 34 mm
• Weight: 18 grams
• Edge: WORLD HERITAGE ─ PATRIMONIE MONDIAL
• Design: Patrik Kovačovský
• Box/Capsule: Proof only/Both
• Certificate: Proof only

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This issue celebrates the eight Wooden Churches of the Slovak Part of the Carpathian Mountain Area - two Roman Catholic, three Protestant and three Greek Orthodox churches built between the 16th and 18th centuries - as they are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2008. It is also the Slovakian contribution to the pan-European eurostar program for 2010.

The obverse depicts the St. Nicolas Church in Bodružal to the left; to the right is the Church of All Saints in Tvrdošín and above it is the Hronsek church. It also carries the mint mark of the Europa Coin Programme represented by the European star and the euro symbol. Kremnica mint's mark MK between two dies is located on the left, and the stylized initials of the designer Mgr. art. Patrik Kovacovský, PK, is located to the right of the year.

The reverse shows the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Hervartov to the right and on its left the Church of St. Nicolas in Ruská Bystrá. Belov it is the writing in three lines SVETOVÉ KULTÚRNE DEDIČSTVO (World Cultural Heritage) with a stylized letter "S" suggesting the road connecting the individual wooden churches. In the lower part of the coin field is the inscription DREVENÉ CHRÁMY (wooden churches).