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100 Tolarjev, 2003
Commemorates Membership in European Union 2004
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Front: Rihard Jakopic (1869-1943), impressionist painter
Jakopic studied at the Vienna Academy, the Ažbe Art School in Munich, and the
Hynais Art Academy in Prague. In Ljubljana, he established the Slovenian School of
Impressionist Drawing and Painting, the predecessor of the Academy of Art, and
built a pavilion in Tivoli Park that became the central venue for art exhibitions
in Slovenia.
Back: Outline of Jakopicev Pavilion
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1000 Tolarjev, 2004
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Front: France Preseren (1800-1848), Slovenia's greatest poet
Preseren is a national hero who advanced the modern Slovenian language and
expressed the Slovenians' desire for national and political independence. His
poem "A Toast", set to music as Slovenia's national anthem, presents a vision of
equality and friendly coexistence among nations.
Back: The poem "Drinking Toast"
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Slovenia, located in central Europe, was part of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats
and Slovenes which later became Yugoslavia. Became an independent republic in
1991. Slovenia joined both the NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004. Euro became the official currency on January 1, 2007. For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Slovenia.
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