{"product_id":"slovenia-p-14-100-tolarjev-1992-unc-uncirculated","title":"Slovenia P-14 or P-31 100 Tolarjev 1992 or 2003 UNC uncirculated—Architect of Slovenian Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou will receive a banknote of this design in \u003cstrong\u003eUncirculated condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Years of issue, serial numbers and series vary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor\u003c\/strong\u003e: yellow and pink. Portrait in black and white.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImpressionist painter Rihard Jakopič\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilhouette\u003c\/strong\u003e consisting of microwriting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePainter's \u003cstrong\u003epalette\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo \u003cstrong\u003epaintbrushes\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark: \u003c\/strong\u003eRihard Jakopič\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetail from Jakopic's famous \u003cstrong\u003epainting\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"The Sun\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlan of the former \u003cstrong\u003eJakopic Pavilion \u003c\/strong\u003ein Ljubljana, which was the first purpose-built art gallery in Ljubljana. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngravers:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/*****************************%20ACBDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ%20*****************************.com\/catalogue\/artist.php?id=1650\"\u003eMiljenko Licul\u003c\/a\u003e, Zvone Kosovelj, Rudi Španzel: Miljenko Licul, Zvone Kosovelj, Rudi Španzel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRihard Jakopič, \u003cspan\u003eArchitect of a Distinctly Slovenian Art Scene\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJakopič wasn't just a man who painted; he was a cultural visionary who dragged Slovenian art into the modern era:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlovenian Impressionism: \u003c\/strong\u003eAlong with three other painters (the \"Slovenian Four\"), he adapted the French Impressionist style to the specific light and landscape of the Slovenian countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultural Infrastructure: \u003c\/strong\u003eAt the time, Ljubljana had no place to show modern art. Jakopič \u003cstrong\u003eused his own money\u003c\/strong\u003e to build the \u003cstrong\u003eJakopič Pavilion \u003c\/strong\u003ein 1908 so that local artists had a home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Identity through Art:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jakopič believed that for \u003cstrong\u003eSlovenia to be a \"real\" nation\u003c\/strong\u003e, it needed \u003cstrong\u003eits own distinct visual language\u003c\/strong\u003e, not just a copy of what was happening in Vienna or Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJakopič’s life is another example of \u003cem\u003eDulcis ex labore fructus\u003c\/em\u003e. He struggled for decades against critics who thought Impressionism was \"messy\" or \"unfinished.\" By the time he died, he was a \u003cstrong\u003enational hero\u003c\/strong\u003e. In a bittersweet twist, \u003cstrong\u003ehis beloved art pavilion was demolished by the Communist government in 1962 \u003c\/strong\u003eto make way for a railway line, which is why its appearance on the 100 Tolarjev note is so important to collectors—it is a \u003cstrong\u003ememorial to a lost piece of history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBirth: 1869, Ljubljana, Carniola, part of Austria-Hungary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeath: 1943 (aged 74), Ljubljana, Yugoslavia\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. 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