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2002 FIFA World Cup Coin---the
Republic of Slovenia
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On the occasion of
the 2002 FIFAWorld Cup in Korea/Japan, the Republic of Slovenia hereby
issues three commemorative coins (a gold
coin, a silver coin and a coin for ordinary circulation). The coins
are issued to praise the success of the Slovenian National Football
Team,
of its coach and of the Slovenian Football Association. They also
express the broad Slovenian support of and adherence to sports and
sports competitions in general.
The participation of the Slovenian National Football Team in the FIFA
European Cup two years ago was a surprise worldwide. The
qualification of the Slovenian National Football Team among the thirty-two
world national teams to compete in the forthcoming World Cup
is, no doubt, a great success, given that national teams of some countries
considered much stronger in football have not qualified. It will
be a privilege and an honour to hear the Slovenian national anthem
"Zdravljica" played upon the opening of the 2002 World Cup.
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Gold coin
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20,000 Tolars
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7 grams
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900/1,000 gold
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24 mm
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1,500 coins
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Silver coin
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2,500 Tolars
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15 grams
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925/1,000 silver
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32 mm
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2,500 coins
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Coin for ordinary circulation
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500 Tolars
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9 grams
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bi-coloured (composition:
inner disc alloy - 75%Cu ,25%Ni; outer part alloy: 78%Cu,
20%Zn and 2%Ni)
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28 mm
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500,000 coins
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The achievements of the Slovenian National
Team have substantially increased interest in football and have
made it popular nation-wide.
The so-called "football fairy tale" has triggered display
of mass enthusiasm on the occasion of good achievements of the Slovenian
National Team and has paved the way for the slogan "Slovenija
gre naprej!" (Slovenia qualifies ! ). The motif of the coin
is based on the
historical fact thatthe ball-kicking game was considered a symbol
of the "rising sun" in China as early as at the beginning
of the first
century A.D. Depicted on the coin is the sun with sunrays on the
horizon, a human shape representing a football player ready to kick,
and
a ball. The sun with its rays symbolically determines the venue
of the World Cup in geographical sense, the five rays represent
the five
continents. The ball, the human being
and the sun are the three elements which render three-dimensional
perception possible.
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