2021 Slovakia €10 Silver Proof Coin - Kremnica Underground Hydroelectric Power Plant 100 Years

No descriptive printed folder included, only Certificate of Authenticity inside jewel case.

• Mint: Mint Kremnica
• Denomination: €10
• Quality: Proof
• Issue limit: 6,200 pcs.
• Alloy: 90% Silver
• Diameter: 34 mm
• Weight: 18 grams
• Design: Štefan Novotný
• Edge inscription: ELEKTRINA – NOVÉ ZLATO PRE KREMNICKÝCH BANÍKOV (Electricity – The new gold for Kremnica miners)
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

Additional Information

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This release honors the 100th anniversary of the underground hydroelectric power plant in Kremnica.

Built between 1913 and 1937, with the power being turned on in 1921, the unique underground power plant in the town of Kremnica was built in the old No. IV mining shaft with a depth of 245 meters (803 feet).

The obverse depicts the wheel of the hoist that services the shaft above the underground hydroelectric plant in Kremnica.

The reverse image depicts, in the lower right quadrant, the Kremnica underground hydroelectric power plant and, on the left side, the mine’s surface buildings connected with the Turčekovský water pipeline and with subterranean mine workings. The lower left quadrant includes an upper aperture on to a rail switch inside the mine and a lower aperture showing water flowing out of the adit. The words ‘PODZEMNÁ VODNÁ ELEKTRÁREŇ KREMNICA’ (Kremnica underground hydroelectric plant) are inscribed along the edge of the design. In the top part of the image are the years ‘1921’ and ‘2021’, separated by the mining symbol of a hammer and pick.