2023 Slovakia €2 Coin Issue "First Blood Transfusion 100 Years"

• Mint: Mint Kremnica
• Denomination: €2
• Quality: UNC/BU
• Issue limit: 994,000/4,000
• Alloy: Base Metal
• Diameter: 25.75 mm
• Weight: 8.5 grams
• Design: Mária Poldaufová/Luc Luycx
• UNC coin delivered in plastic baggie
  

Additional Information

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Celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first blood transfusion in Slovakia.

The obverse features an equilateral cross as an internationally recognised symbol of medical aid, hope and humanity. Inscribed in each arm is one of the four blood groups: A, B, 0, and AB. Incused within the cross are two more equilateral crosses, one within the other, with a drop of blood appearing at the centre. Depicted around the central cross are the equally spaced lower parts of eight test tubes, each containing an incused stylised blood drop. Between each tube is a blood drop in relief. Around most of the edge of the coin’s inner part is the inscription ‘PRVÁ TRANSFÚZIA KRVI 1923 – 2023’ (in English the words mean ‘first blood transfusion’). The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European flag.

The reverse is the standard 2 euro design featuring a map of Europe and the denomination.