Slovenian tolar

Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white and ductile member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al; its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....

Magnesium is a chemical element with the symbol Mg, atomic number 12 and common oxidation number +2. It is an alkaline earth metal and the eighth most abundant element in the earth's crust by mass, although ninth in the Universe as a whole...

The olm, or proteus , is a blind amphibian endemic to the subterranean waters of caves of the Dinaric karst of southern Europe. It lives in the waters that flow underground through this extensive limestone region including waters of the Soča river basin near Trieste in Italy, through to southern...

The Long-eared Owl - Asio otus is a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, family Strigidae, which contains most species of owl...

Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29.It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is rather soft and malleable and a freshly-exposed surface has a pinkish or peachy color...

Zinc , also known as spelter, is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2...

Nickel is a chemical element, with the chemical symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. It is one of the four ferromagnetic elements at about room temperature, other three being iron, cobalt and gadolinium...

The brown trout and the sea trout are fish of the same species....

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The tolar was the currency

Currency

In economics, the term currency can refer either to a particular currency, for example the US dollar, or to the coins and banknotes of a particular currency, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...

 of Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north...

 from 1991 until the introduction of the euro

Euro

The euro is the official currency of 16 of the 27 Member States of the European Union . The states, known collectively as the Eurozone, are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain...

 on 31 December 2006. It was subdivided into 100 stotinov. The ISO 4217 currency code

ISO 4217

ISO 4217 is the international standard describing three-letter codes to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization...

 for the Slovenian tolar was SIT.

Etymology

The name tolar comes from Thaler

Thaler

The Thaler was a silver coin used throughout Europe for almost four hundred years. Its name lives on in various currencies as the dollar or tolar. Etymologically, "Thaler" is an abbreviation of "Joachimsthaler", a coin type from the city of Joachimsthal in Bohemia, where some of the first such...

, and is cognate

Cognate

Cognates in linguistics are words that have a common etymological origin.An example of cognates within the same language would be English shirt and skirt, the former from Old English scyrte, the latter loaned from Old Norse skyrta, both from the same Common Germanic *skurtjōn-. Words with this type...

 with dollar

Dollar

The dollar is the name of the official currency in several countries, including Australia, Canada, the Eastern Caribbean territories, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States.-History:...

.

As Slovene is one of the few languages with a grammatical dual

Dual (grammatical number)

Dual is a grammatical number that some languages use in addition to singular and plural. When a noun or pronoun appears in dual form, it is interpreted as referring to precisely two of the entities identified by the noun or pronoun...

, the correct inflections of the word "tolar" are 2 tolarja for 2 SIT, but tolarji for 3 or 4 SIT. For 5 SIT or more, the word tolarjev, genitive plural of tolar, is used.

History

The tolar was introduced on 8 October 1991. It replaced the 1990 (Convertible) version of Yugoslav dinar

Yugoslav dinar

The dinar was the currency of the three Yugoslav states: the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between 1918 and 2003...

 at parity. On 28 June 2004, the tolar was pegged against the euro in the ERM II

European Exchange Rate Mechanism

The European Exchange Rate Mechanism, ERM, was a system introduced by the European Community in March 1979, as part of the European Monetary System , to reduce exchange rate variability and achieve monetary stability in Europe, in preparation for Economic and Monetary Union and the introduction of...

, the European Union exchange rate mechanism. All recalled banknotes can be exchanged at the central bank for current issue.

Phase-out

On 1 January 2007, the tolar was supplanted by the euro

Euro

The euro is the official currency of 16 of the 27 Member States of the European Union . The states, known collectively as the Eurozone, are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain...

. Slovenia issues its own euro coins

Slovenian euro coins

Slovenian euro coins were first issued for circulation on 1 January 2007 and feature a unique design for each coin. The design of approximately 230 million Slovenian euro coins was unveiled on 7 October 2005. The designers were Miljenko Licul, Maja Licul and Janez Boljka...

, like all other nations in the Eurozone

Eurozone

The eurozone is an economic and monetary union of 16 European Union member states which have adopted the euro currency as their sole legal tender. It currently consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal,...

.

The timescale for conversion from the tolar to the euro operated differently from the first wave of European Monetary Union (EMU). The permanent euro/tolar conversion rate was finalised on 11 July 2006 at 239.640 tolar per euro. During the
first wave of EMU, this period was only a day (the conversion rates were fixed on 31 December 1998 and euro non-cash payments were possible from 1 January 1999). Also unlike the first wave of EMU which had a three year transition period (1999-2001), there was no transition period when non-cash payments could be made in both tolar and euro. The tolar was used for all transactions (cash and non-cash) until 31 December 2006 and the euro must be used for all payments (cash and non-cash) from 1 January 2007. However, as with the first wave of EMU, cash payments with the tolar could continue until 14 January 2007, but change had to be given in euro.

Coins

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 10, 20 and 50 stotinov, 1, 2 and 5 tolarjev. 10 tolarjev coins were added in 2000, followed by 20 and 50 tolarjev in 2003. The obverse designs all show the denomination, with animals native to Slovenia on the reverses.

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Image

| € equiv.

| Description

10 stotinov

0.04 cent

16 mm

1.3 mm

0.55 g

98% aluminium Aluminium Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white and ductile member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al; its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances.... 2% magnesium Magnesium Magnesium is a chemical element with the symbol Mg, atomic number 12 and common oxidation number +2. It is an alkaline earth metal and the eighth most abundant element in the earth's crust by mass, although ninth in the Universe as a whole...

Plain

Value, state title, year of minting

Olm Olm The olm, or proteus , is a blind amphibian endemic to the subterranean waters of caves of the Dinaric karst of southern Europe. It lives in the waters that flow underground through this extensive limestone region including waters of the Soča river basin near Trieste in Italy, through to southern... , "PROTEUS ANGUINUS"

29 April 1993

20 stotinov

0.08 cent

18 mm

1.3 mm

0.7 g

Long-eared owl Long-eared Owl The Long-eared Owl - Asio otus is a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, family Strigidae, which contains most species of owl... , "ASIO OTUS"

50 stotinov

0.21 cent

20 mm

1.3 mm

0.85 g

Western honey bee, "APIS MELLIFERA"

4 January 1993

1 tolar

0.42 cent

22 mm

1.7 mm

4.5 g

78% copper Copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29.It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is rather soft and malleable and a freshly-exposed surface has a pinkish or peachy color... 20% zinc Zinc Zinc , also known as spelter, is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2... 2% nickel Nickel Nickel is a chemical element, with the chemical symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. It is one of the four ferromagnetic elements at about room temperature, other three being iron, cobalt and gadolinium...

Milled

Value, state title, year of minting

Brown trout Brown trout The brown trout and the sea trout are fish of the same species.... , "SALMO TRUTTA FARIO"

4 January 1993

2 tolarja

0.83 cent

24 mm

1.7 mm

5.4 g

Barn Swallow Barn Swallow {{redirect|European swallow|the well-known plot element|Monty Python and the Holy Grail}}{{redirect|European swallow|the well-known plot element|Monty Python and the Holy Grail}}{{Taxobox| name = Barn Swallow| status = LC| status_ref =... , "HIRUNDO RUSTICA"

5 tolarjev

2.09 cent

26 mm

1.7 mm

6.4 g

Alpine Ibex Alpine Ibex The Alpine Ibex is a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps. The Spanish Ibex and the Middle Eastern Nubian Ibex are very close relatives of the Alpine Ibex.... , "CAPRA IBEX"

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10 tolarjev

4.17 cent

22 mm

2 mm

5.75 g

Cupronickel Cupronickel Cupronickel or Coppernickel is an alloy of copper that contains nickel and strengthening elements, such as iron and manganese. Cupronickel is highly resistant to corrosion in seawater, because its electrode potential is adjusted to be neutral with regard to seawater... 75% copper 25% nickel

Milled

Value, state title, year of minting

Horse Horse The horse is a hoofed mammal, a subspecies of one of seven extant species of the family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today... , "EQUUS"

19 April 2000

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20 tolarjev

8.35 cent

24 mm

2 mm

6.85 g

Waved-edge milled

White Stork White Stork The White Stork is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae, breeding in the warmer parts of Europe , northwest Africa, and southwest Asia... , "CICONIA CICONIA"

7 July 2003

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50 tolarjev

20.86 cent

26 mm

2 mm

8 g

Alternating plain/ milled

Bull Cattle Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius... , "TAURUS TAURUS"

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Banknotes

The first banknotes were provisional payment notes issued on 8 October 1991, in denominations of 0.50, 1, 2, 5, 10, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 and 5000 tolarjev. These notes all feature a bee

Bee

Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila...

 on the obverse

Obverse and reverse

The term, obverse, and its opposite, reverse, describe the two sides of units of currency and many other kinds of two-sided objects - most often in reference to coins, but also to paper currency, flags , medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed fabrics...

 and Triglav

Triglav

Triglav is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the highest peak of the Julian Alps. While its name, meaning "three-headed", can describe its shape as seen from the Bohinj area, the mountain was most probably named after the Slavic god Triglav...

, the tallest mountain in Slovenia, on the [reverse. In 1992, the Bank of Slovenia

Bank of Slovenia

The Bank of Slovenia is the bank of issue and the central bank of the Republic of Slovenia. Based in Ljubljana, it was established on 25 June 1991. Its primary task is to take care of the stability of the domestic currency and to ensure the liquidity of payments within the country and with...

 introduced the following banknotes, all of which feature notable Slovenes.

1992 Series http://www.bsi.si/en/banknotes-and-coins.asp?MapaId=203
Image	| € equiv.	| Main Colour	| Date of
Obverse	Reverse	first printing	issue
http://www.bsi.si/library/includes/slika.asp?SlikaId=61	10 tolarjev	0.04	120 × 60 mm	Multicolour	Primož Trubar Primož Trubar Primož Trubar was a Slovene protestant reformer, the founder and the first superintendent of the Protestant Church of the Slovene Lands, a consolidator of the Slovene language and the author of the first Slovene printed book.... , the first page of Trubar's Abecedarium Abecedarium (Trubar) Abecedarium is along with the Katekizem the first printed book in the Slovene language. It is an 8 sheet booklet for helping people learn the alphabet. The protestant reformer Primož Trubar had it printed in 1550, with reprints in 1555 and 1566. An improved version of it was also printed by...	The Ursuline Church Ursuline Church of the Holy Trinity Ursuline Church of the Holy Trinity is a church in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It was built between 1718 and 1726 in the Baroque style ....  in Ljubljana Ljubljana Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is located in the centre of the country, historically part of the Inner Carniola, and is a mid-sized city of some 280,000 inhabitants. Ljubljana is regarded as the cultural, scientific, economic, political and administrative centre of... , motif from the New Testament	15 January 1992	27 November 1992
http://www.bsi.si/library/includes/slika.asp?SlikaId=59	20 tolarjev	0.08	126 × 63 mm		Janez Vajkard Valvasor Janez Vajkard Valvasor Baron Janez Vajkard Valvasor , was a Slovenian nobleman, scholar, and polymath, member of the Royal Society....	Two angels from Valvasor's book The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola is Janez Vajkard Valvasor's most important work on history and natural history of his homeland Carniola, a central part of the present-day Slovenia.... , segments of the map of Slovenia		28 December 1992
http://www.bsi.si/library/includes/slika.asp?SlikaId=62	50 tolarjev	0.21	132 × 66 mm		Jurij Vega Jurij Vega Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega was a Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer.-Early life:... , drawing from Vega's "Treatise on the Sphere"	The Solar System Solar System The Solar System consists of the Sun and those celestial objects bound to it by gravity, all of which formed from the collapse of a giant molecular cloud approximately 4.6 billion years ago... , Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts is a national academy of Slovenia, which is covering science and the arts and joins top Slovene scientists and artists, the members of Academy.SASA was founded in 1938...		19 March 1993
http://www.bsi.si/library/includes/slika.asp?SlikaId=63	100 tolarjev	0.42	138 × 69 mm		Rihard Jakopič Rihard Jakopic Rihard Jakopič was a Slovenian painter. He was the leading Slovenian Impressionist painter and theoretician. Together with Matej Sternen, Matija Jama and Ivan Grohar, he is considered the pioneer of Slovenian impressionist painting.- Life :Jakopič was born in Ljubljana, then part of the...	Detail from Jakopič's painting "The Sun", plan of the former Jakopič Pavilion		30 September 1992
http://www.bsi.si/library/includes/slika.asp?SlikaId=64	200 tolarjev	0.83	144 × 72 mm		Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Carniolus was a late Renaissance composer of Slovene origin... , motif of an organ from the 17th century	Slovenian Philharmonic Hall		22 February 1993
http://www.bsi.si/library/includes/slika.asp?SlikaId=65	500 tolarjev	2.09	150 × 75 mm		Jože Plečnik Jože Plecnik Jože Plečnik, was a Slovene architect who practised in Vienna, Belgrade, Prague and Ljubljana.-Biography:...	National and University Library of Slovenia National and University Library of Slovenia The National and University Library is one of the most important national educational and cultural institutions of Slovenia. It is located in the center of Ljubljana, in a building designed by the architect Jože Plečnik in the years 1930–1931 and constructed between 1936 and 1941...		30 September 1992
http://www.bsi.si/library/includes/slika.asp?SlikaId=66	1000 tolarjev	4.17	156 × 78 mm		France Prešeren France Prešeren France Prešeren was a Slovene Romantic poet. He is considered the Slovene national poet. Although he was not a particularly prolific author, he inspired virtually all Slovene literature thereafter.... , Prešeren's signature	Text from the Zdravljica Zdravljica Zdravljica or Zdravica, written in 1844, is the best-known poem of the Slovenian national poet France Prešeren. Since 27 September 1989, its 7th stanza has been the national anthem of Slovenia....
http://www.bsi.si/library/includes/slika.asp?SlikaId=158	5000 tolarjev	20.86			Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca was a Slovene realist painter who lived, worked and studied in various European cities including Vienna, Sarajevo, Berlin, Paris and Munich. She was a member of Société Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris. Many of her paintings are still lifes, portraits or country settings...	National Gallery of Slovenia National Gallery of Slovenia The National Gallery of Slovenia is the national art gallery of Slovenia. It is located in the capital Ljubljana.The Slovenian National Gallery was founded in 1918, after the dissolution of Austria-Hungary and the establishment of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs... , Robba fountain	1 June 1993	13 December 1993
http://www.bsi.si/library/includes/slika.asp?SlikaId=71	10 000 tolarjev	41.73			Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet and political activist. He is regarded as the greatest writer in the Slovene language, and has sometimes been compared to Franz Kafka and James Joyce.-Biography:... , stage plan of the former Theatre of Ljubljana	Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemums, often called mums, are a genus of about 30 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Asia and northeastern Europe.-Taxonomy:...  (Chrysanthemum), Cankar's handwriting	28 June 1994	15 March 1995
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Historical exchange rates

Lower number indicates the tolar has a higher value.

• SIT per EUR
  Euro
  The euro is the official currency of 16 of the 27 Member States of the European Union . The states, known collectively as the Eurozone, are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain...
  
   – 233.0 (April 2006); 239.5 (June 2005); 235.7 (November 2003); 227.3 (June 2002). From 1 January 2007 the rate was irrevocably set at 239.640 and has been finalised by the European Commission
  European Commission
  The European Commission acts as an executive of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union.The Commission operates in the method of cabinet government, with 27...
  
  .
• SIT per USD
  United States dollar
  The United States dollar is the unit of currency of the United States. The U.S. dollar is normally abbreviated as the dollar sign, $, or as USD or US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies and from others that use the $ symbol. It is divided into 100 cents .The U.S...
  
   – 193.0 (April 2006); 198.0 (June 2005); 201.3 (November 2003); 195.06 (January 2000); 181.77 (1999); 166.13 (1998); 159.69 (1997); 135.36 (1996); 118.52 (1995).

External links

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• Banknotes and coins, Bank of Slovenia
• Background information

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Euro

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