Juraj Turzo silver investment coin - 400th anniversary of death

Coin Details

Author: Mgr. art. Peter Valach

Material: Ag 900, Cu 100

Weight: 18 g

Diameter: 34 mm

Edge: inscription: "VIVIT POST FUNERA VIRTUS" (virtues survive death)

Manufacturer: Kremnica Mint

Engraver: Dalibor Schmidt

Cargo:

3,100 units in the regular version

in proof version 5,400 pcs

Emission: 21/10/2016

Silver collector coin worth 10 euros Juraj Turzo - 400th anniversary of death

Juraj Turzo (2 September 1567 – 24 December 1616), politician, diplomat, anti-Turkish fighter, scholar, cultural and religious patron, was one of the most influential magnates of Hungary turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. He was the hereditary steward of the Orava throne and the owner of the Orava, Lietava, Bytčianske and Tokaj estates. He participated in numerous anti-Turkish expeditions, diplomatic negotiations and was an adviser to Emperor Rudolf II. In 1609, he was elected palatine, which was the highest-ranking secular dignitary in the Kingdom of Hungary. Throughout his life, he was involved in spreading education and supporting the evangelical faith. In his residential town of Bytči, he completed the reconstruction of the mansion, built the Marriage Palace, a church, laid out the town and financed a school that reached an extraordinary level. He also supported the publishing of books and various publications. Under his auspices, the Žilina Synod took place in 1610, which established the foundations of the Evangelical Church in Upper Hungary.

Obverse:

Juraj Turzo on a horse is shown on the obverse of the coin. Behind it is the period form of the Lietava Castle from a bird's eye view. The national coat of arms of the Slovak Republic is at the right edge of the coin field. The name of the state SLOVAKIA and the year 2016 are in the description near the edge of the coin. The Kremnica MK Mint mark is in the left part of the coin field. Below it are the stylized initials of the name and surname of the author of the design of the coin Mgr. art. Peter Valach PV.

Reverse side:

The reverse side of the coin shows a portrait of Juraj Turz, which is complemented by elements from his historical coat of arms in the right part of the coin field. Near the edge of the coin, the name and surname JURAJ TURZO is in the description. Juraj Turz's birth year is 1567 under his name and his death year is 1616 under his surname. The marking of the nominal value of the 10 EURO coin is in two lines in the lower left part of the coin field.