{"product_id":"slovenia-p-12-20-tolarjev-unc-uncirculated-renaissance-man","title":"Slovenia P-12 20 Tolarjev 1992 UNC uncirculated—\"Slovenia's Leonardo da Vinci\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou will receive a banknote of this design in \u003cstrong\u003eUncirculated condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Serial numbers and series vary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Yellow and pink multicolor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolymath (\"Renaissance Man\", master of many sciences and arts) \u003cstrong\u003eJanez Vajkard Valvasor \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfile silhouette consisting of microwriting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePair of geodetic \u003cstrong\u003ecompasses \u003c\/strong\u003eused in the science of \u003cstrong\u003egeodesy\u003c\/strong\u003e: measuring and monitoring the\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Earth's size, shape, and its orientation in space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSegments of the \u003cstrong\u003emap of Slovenia\u003c\/strong\u003e alluding to his mapmaking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo angels\u003c\/strong\u003e, a vignette from Valvasor's \u003cstrong\u003eencyclopedia\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Glory of the Duchy of Carniola\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInscription \u003cem\u003eDulcis ex labore fructus\u003c\/em\u003e, \"\u003cstrong\u003eSweet Is The Fruit of Labor\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngravers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Miljenko Licul, Zvone Kosovelj, Rudi Španzel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlovenia and the Euro (and the Tolar and the Dollar)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlovenia launched its first own currency, the tolar in October 1991 (plural \u003cstrong\u003etolarjev\u003c\/strong\u003e). \u003cstrong\u003eThe word tolar\u003c\/strong\u003e, the same as d\u003cstrong\u003eollar\u003c\/strong\u003e, is derived from the medieval coin the \u003cstrong\u003eThaler\u003c\/strong\u003e, which in turn was named after the city of \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title='\"Jáchymov\" article at Wikipedia' href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J%C3%A1chymov\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJoachimsthal\u003c\/a\u003e, where they were minted, in Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. At first the tolar was \u003cstrong\u003epegged to the Deutsche mark at 32 tolarjev \u003c\/strong\u003eto the mark, around \u003cstrong\u003e51.5 tolarjev to the US dollar.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 2007, the tolar was worth one fourth of its initial value in Deutsche marks, at 122.5 tolarjev to the mark. In that year, Slovenia adopted the euro and tolarjev were converted at \u003cstrong\u003e239.64 tolarjev to the euro.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanez Vajkard Valvasor (1641–1693), Slovenia's Leonardo da Vinci\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eValvasor was a \"\u003cstrong\u003eRenaissance Man\u003c\/strong\u003e\" in every sense. 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His explanation of the intermittent Lake Cerknica was so advanced for the time that he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in London.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCartography (mapmaking)\u003c\/strong\u003e: He surveyed and drew detailed maps of Carniola, Croatia, and Carinthia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMilitary\u003c\/strong\u003e: He spent 14 years traveling Europe and serving as a soldier and commander in the Austrian army.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Legacy of \"Labor\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eValvasor’s life is a perfect example of \u003cem\u003eDulcis ex labore fructus\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eHe spent his entire personal fortune\u003c\/strong\u003e (including selling his castles) \u003cstrong\u003eto fund the printing \u003c\/strong\u003eand illustrations for his books. While he died in relative poverty, his \"fruit\" was a \u003cstrong\u003epermanent cultural foundation for the Slovenian people.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51801327370551,"sku":"SI12U","price":2.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/12o_aa1c8448-ca76-484f-ac0f-f6d180cd255c.jpg?v=1773944043","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/slovenia-p-12-20-tolarjev-unc-uncirculated-renaissance-man","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}