Silver Coin Janko Matúška - 200th Anniversary of Birth 2021 Proof

Janko Matúška - 200th anniversary of his birth

Exclusive silver coin issued in Slovakia by the Kremnica Mint in 2021 in top quality proof weighing 18 g is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of Janko Matúška.

The reverse of the collector's euro coin features a framed portrait of Janko Matúšek. To the left of the portrait is a facsimile of his signature. Below the portrait is the denomination '10 EURO'. In the left-hand part of the coin field, the name and surname 'JANKO MATÚŠKA' are in the description, separated by the years of his birth and death '1821 - 1877'. To the right of the frame are the stylized initials of the author Mgr. Art. Petr Valach "PV".

On the obverse of the euro coin, the Orava Castle is depicted in the frame as a symbol of Janko Matúšek's life, above which is the national emblem of the Slovak Republic. A facsimile of the authentic contemporary inscription of the text of the anthem of the Slovak Republic in four lines is on the right side of the coin field. The inscription 'SLOVAKIA' and the year '2021' above it appear in the lower part of the description. To the left of the frame is the mint mark of the Kremnica Mint, a state enterprise, which consists of the abbreviation 'MK' placed between two mints.

The coin is supplied in a limited edition of only 6,250 pieces for the whole world!

Janko Matúška (10 January 1821 - 11 January 1877) - poet from the Štúrovo generation. He came from an Orava landowning family. While studying at the Evangelical Gymnasium in Bratislava, he took part in the activities of Štúr's retinue. He wrote poems, but was also attracted to historicist themes, ballads, verse tales and drama. He became famous for composing the lyrics of a song that became the national anthem of the Slovak Republic in the 20th century, in a moment of indignation over the dismissal of Ľudovít Štúr from his teaching post. After finishing his studies, he worked in the state service in his native Orava. From 1851 to 1870 he was a government official until he became the administrator of the Chancellery of the County Court in Dolní Kubín. In 1848 he was one of the local organizers of the revolution. In 1849 he had to hide in the mountains where he fell ill. Health problems accompanied him until the end of his life and were the reason for his retirement. His work, although modest in scale, belongs to the Golden Fund of Slovak Romantic literature.