2024 Slovakia €10 Silver Coin Issue "Brother Cyprian of the Red Monastery 300 Years"

• Mint: Mint Kremnica
• Denomination: €10
• Quality: Proof/BU
• Issue limit: 9,150/4,050 pcs.
• Alloy: 90% Silver
• Diameter: 34 mm
• Weight: 18 grams
• Design: Roman Lugár
• Edge inscription: LEKÁRNIK – LIEČITEĽ – BOTANIK – MAJSTER TISÍCICH REMESIEL (apothecary – healer – botanist – master of a thousand crafts)
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

Additional Information

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This release honors the 300th anniversary of Brother Cyprian (1724-1775) of the Red Monastery.

At the Red Monastery, he worked as a healer and ran the monastery's herbal dispensary. He treated not only his fellow brothers, but also people from the surrounding area.

The obverse features an imagined portrait of Brother Cyprian, who is holding a basket containing plants. Depicted above the basket is a flying machine, and above that is an eagle in flight.

The central image on the reverse is a medicinal plant featured in Brother Cyprian’s herbal. Depicted on the right side is part of the Red Monastery set against the backdrop of the Three Crowns Massif a landmark in the Pieniny Mountains.

The proof coin comes delivered in a coin case, and includes a certificate of authenticity and an official informational leaflet.