2025 Slovakia €10 Silver Coin Issue - Hronske Benadik Benedictine Abbey 950 Years

Both versions delivered with official product leaflet.

• Mint: Mint Kremnica
• Denomination: €10
• Quality: PROOF/BU
• Issue limit: 10,700/4,900 pcs.
• Alloy: 90% Silver
• Diameter: 34 mm
• Weight: 18 grams
• Design: Tomáš Lamač
• Edge inscription: ORA ET LABORA – CRUX SACRA SIT MIHI LUX (Pray and Work - May the Holy Cross be My Light)
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

Additional Information

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This coin has been released in honor of the 950th anniversry of the establishment of the Benedictine abbey in Hronský Beňadik.

The Benedictine abbey in Hronský Beňadik is a complex of fortified sacred buildings founded in 1075 by King Géza I of Hungary, who aimed to establish an influential religious institution renowned throughout Hungary. During the period of high feudalism, St Benedict’s Abbey served as a model for teaching tillage and the cultivation of agricultural crops. The Benedictines were also experts in metallurgy and construction. The abbey’s importance and indispensable role in feudal society stemmed from its function as a locus credibilis—a place where legal documents could be authenticated. The abbey is considered a possible origin of the ‘Nitra Gospel Book’ (Nitriansky evanjeliár), the oldest book from the territory of Slovakia. The abbey complex represents a symbiosis of various architectural styles—from Gothic and Renaissance to Baroque—and still stands prominently over what was once an important trading crossroads. It was included in the list of national cultural heritage sites on 24 April 1970.

The reverse shows a bird’s-eye view of the fortified abbey complex, with the figure of St Benedict to the right. The inscription ‘OPÁTSTVO SV. BENEDIKTA’ (‘St Benedict’s Abbey’ in Slovak) runs along the upper and right edge of the design..

The obverse depicts the interior of the Benedictine abbey church in Hronský Beňadik, featuring the nave’s Gothic columns on either side and, in the upper centre, a monumental crucifix. The reliquary containing a relic of Christ’s Blood is incorporated into the right side of the design, while the Slovak coat of arms overlies part of the left side..

The proof coin comes delivered in a coin case, and includes a certificate of authenticity.