10 Euro - 450th Anniversary of the Birth of Ján Jessenius (2016)
Features
| Denomination | 10 Euro |
| Weight (g) | 18 |
| Diameter (mm) | 34 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Silver (.900) |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Metal Value (USD) | 12.35 |
| Currency Value (USD) | 10.43 |
| Commemorative | |
| Non Circulating |
Obverse
Engraved by Mária Poldaufová
Lettering:
SLOVENSKO
10
EURO
2016
Description:
Dramatic rendering of Jessenius performing the first public autopsy in Prague in 1600, with a silhouette of the Church of Our Lady before Týn in the background. In the upper part is the Coat of Arms of the Slovak Republic. To its right appears the country name SLOVENSKO. Under the Coat of Arms is the denomination 10 EURO in two lines. At the bottom edge is the year 2016. To the lower left is the mint mark of the Kremnica Mint MK and the stylised letters MP representing the initials of the designer - Mária Poldaufová.
SLOVENSKO
10
EURO
2016
Description:
Dramatic rendering of Jessenius performing the first public autopsy in Prague in 1600, with a silhouette of the Church of Our Lady before Týn in the background. In the upper part is the Coat of Arms of the Slovak Republic. To its right appears the country name SLOVENSKO. Under the Coat of Arms is the denomination 10 EURO in two lines. At the bottom edge is the year 2016. To the lower left is the mint mark of the Kremnica Mint MK and the stylised letters MP representing the initials of the designer - Mária Poldaufová.
Reverse
Engraved by Mária Poldaufová
Lettering:
JÁN JESSENIUS
1566
1621
Description:
Portrait of Ján Jessenius. To its right appears his name and surname and to the left side, in two rows, are dates of his birth and death 1566 and 1621.
Jan Jesenius was a Slovak, Polish, Bohemian or German physician, politician and philosopher. He was from an old Hungarian noble family, House of Jeszenszky. He presented himself in his own works as eques Ungarus ("Hungarian knight"). He is renowned rather for his tragic fate than for his work in the field of anatomy and surgery.
JÁN JESSENIUS
1566
1621
Description:
Portrait of Ján Jessenius. To its right appears his name and surname and to the left side, in two rows, are dates of his birth and death 1566 and 1621.
Jan Jesenius was a Slovak, Polish, Bohemian or German physician, politician and philosopher. He was from an old Hungarian noble family, House of Jeszenszky. He presented himself in his own works as eques Ungarus ("Hungarian knight"). He is renowned rather for his tragic fate than for his work in the field of anatomy and surgery.
Edge
Lettering:
- LEKÁR - VEDEC - PRIEKOPNÍK ANATÓMIE
Description:
Inscription: "- Doctor - scientist - pioneer of anatomy"
- LEKÁR - VEDEC - PRIEKOPNÍK ANATÓMIE
Description:
Inscription: "- Doctor - scientist - pioneer of anatomy"
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3,050 | Unknown | |
| 2016 | 5,450 | Proof | Unknown |