20 Euro – 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Demänovská Cave of Liberty (2021)

Image source: Kremnica Mint

Additional information

Title / Occasion	100th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Demänovská Cave of Liberty
Country	Slovakia
Denomination	20 Euro
Year of Issue	2021
Material	Silver
Fineness	Ag .925
Size (mm)	40.00
Weight	33.63 g
Shape	Round
Edge	Lettered: OSOBITOSTI PRÍRODY SLOVENSKA
Quality	BU / Proof
Mint	Kremnica Mint
Mintmark	MK
Mintage	2700 / 6450
Designer	Poldaufová, Mária
Engraver	Schmidt, Dalibor

Description obverse

The left side an image of theDemänovská Cave of Liberty’s impressive speleothems. Around this image are examples of the cave’s rare fauna: two palpigrades and two beetles of the family Duvalius. To the right is the Slovak coat-of-arms. 20 EURO, SLOVENSKO 2021

Description reverse

On the right side is a large circular inset depicting Alois Král in the process of discovering the cave – crawling down into it via a dry ponor of the Demänovka Stream. This image also includes a carbide lamp emitting rays of light and, at the bottom, the year ‘1921’ in which the cave was discovered. On the left, the larger part of the design depicts the cave’s dripstone formations together with lakes and other structures. On the left, the larger part of the design depicts the cave’s dripstone formations together with lakes and other structures. At the base is the year ‘2021’. DEMÄNOVSKÁ JASKYŇA SLOBODY ("Demänovská Cave of Liberty").