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Slovak Republic, with its capital city Bratislava, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. In 2013, approximately 5,410,728 people lived here. The official language is Slovak. In the east it borders on Ukraine, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, the Czech Republic in the west and Poland to the north.
By the 5th century, Celtic and Germanic tribes lived there, while the Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the 5th century, and in the 7th century it became part of Samo’s Empire. Later, parts of western Slovakia became part of Great Moravia, and after its demise Slovakia became part of the Hungarian state. In the 16th century, the Hungarian throne was acquired by the Habsburgs. Later, during the 19th century, a Slovak national revival took place, during which Ľudovít Štúr codified Slovak as the national language of Slovaks. In 1918 Slovakia became a part of Czechoslovakia and became a so-called “state-forming nation”. In 1939 the Slovak Republic was established, which belonged to Nazi Germany and lasted until 1945, when the Czechoslovak state was restored. After November 17, 1989, the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic was established, but disagreements between Czech and Slovak politicians caused Czechoslovakia to split in 1993 and the Slovak Republic was formed as a sovereign Slovak state. Since 2004, Slovakia has been a member of NATO and the European Union; in 2009, the single European currency was introduced in the country.
NATIONAL BANK OF SLOVAKIA (NBS)
The National Bank of Slovakia is the central bank of the Slovak Republic.
As of 1 January 2009, the National Bank of Slovakia became part of the Eurosystem. In cooperation with the European Central Bank and other central banks of the Eurozone, it aims to maintain price stability in the Eurozone. Within the Eurosystem, the NBS contributes to safeguarding monetary policy, foreign exchange operations and reserves, issues euro banknotes and coins, supports the payment system and financial stability in the Eurozone, and promotes mutual cooperation and central bank support.
List of gold commemorative coins not subject to VAT, issued by NBS:
The Kremnica Mint was established in 1328 and for nearly 700 years has been continuously minting coins, medals and other coin products whose workmanship and motifs place them firmly at the top of the world’s coinage.
This mint is one of the oldest enterprises of its type in the world. Its origins date back to 17 November 1328, when King Charles I of Hungary promoted Kremnica from a settlement to a free royal town, to which he granted the privilege of coinage.
The coins which began to be minted here had a 23 carat fineness. They were modeled on the coins of Florence and entered history under the name of ducats. All Kremnica ducats were characterised by their constant high fineness of gold, and were therefore considered the strongest currency in Central Europe. The Kremnica Mint was the first to start minting silver thalers (1499).
Since 1993, the Kremnica Mint has been the exclusive producer of commemorative coins for the NBS as well as all circulating coins – and not only for Slovakia.
The Mint holds quality certificates ISO 9001:2008 and SOŠAQAP 2110/Z1:2005.
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