20 Euros Kysuce

Reverse

The reverse depicts two shingle-roofed wooden cottages typical of the Kysuce region, in this case from a settlement called Brízgalky. One of them is viewed from the front, and the other, on which a sledge is leaning, from the side. Behind the cottages are rolling hills, a feature of the Kysuce landscape, and in the distance are the distinctive peaks of Stoh and Veľký Rozsutec. In the lower left of the design is the inscription ‘CHRÁNENÁ KRAJINNÁ OBLASŤ’ (Protected Landscape Area) on three lines, and in the upper part is the inscription ‘KYSUCE’.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
KYSUCE
CHRÁNENÁ
KRAJINNÁ
OBLASŤ

Engraver: Dalibor Schmidt

Designer: Karol Ličko

Edge

Smooth with inscription in hollow.

Script: Latin

Lettering: • OCHRANA PRÍRODY A KRAJINY

Comment

Like many mountain areas in Slovakia, Kysuce region has been shaped by humans over the course of time. Vlach, Goral and Kopanice settlers left the greatest mark on the region, causing a significant shift in the balance between its forested and unforested parts. The region is characterised by a mosaic of woods, pastures, little fields, and scattered wooden homesteads. Human agricultural activities enabled the secondary emergence of botanically interesting plant communities. The originally forested Kysuce region thus became more biodiverse and now features fauna and flora typical of peatland, marshland pastures and meadows. The cool local climate and oceanic climatic effects have resulted in the presence of several rare subatlantic plants, at the easternmost fringe of their occurrence. Kysuce Protected Landscape Area also has marginal populations of large predators and certain rare and protected animals. Bubbling streams, fragrant woods and plants, meadow hues, charming wooden homes, and howling wolves: Kysuce has them all.

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2022 MK	6300	-	-	-	-	-	-

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