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The hand engraved portrait of the architect Jože Plečnik is the main motif on the front of the banknote. The profile silhouette made in microwriting technique completes the image. In the left hand area of the banknote a pair of compasses and a circle are drawn. The watermark bears the face of Jože Plečnik.
The main design of the back of the banknote is a drawing of the eastern facade of the National and University Library of Ljubljana. On the bottom of the banknote the ground plan of the Library is represented.
Size: 150 x 75 mm
Date of issue: January 15, 1992., January 15, 2001., January 15, 2005.
Put in circulation: September 30, 1992., June 20, 2001., June 20, 2005.,
Out of circulation: January 15, 2007
Valueless: exchangeable without time limit
Slovenian banknotes - Slovenia paper money
In 1992, the Bank of Slovenia introduced the following banknotes (10 tolarjev, 20 tolarjev, 50 tolarjev, 100 tolarjev, 200 tolarjev, 500 tolarjev, 1000 tolarjev, 5000 tolarjev, 10000 tolarjev), all of which feature notable Slovenes. The banknotes were designed by Miljenko Licul and coauthors, whereas portraits were drawn by Rudi Španzel. They were printed by the British company De La Rue on paper produced in Radeče, Slovenia.
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Jože Plečnik
Jože Plečnik (23 January 1872 – 7 January 1957) was a Slovene architect who had a strong impact on the modern identity of the city of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, most notably by designing the iconic Triple Bridge and the Slovene National and University Library building, as well as banks along the Ljubljanica River, the Ljubljana open market buildings, the Ljubljana cemetery, parks, plazas etc. The impact he had on Ljubljana has been compared to the impact Antonio Gaudi had on Barcelona.
His style is associated with the Vienna Secession style of architecture (a type of Art Nouveau). Besides in Ljubljana, he worked in Vienna, Belgrade and on the Prague Castle. He influenced the avant-garde Czech Cubism. He is also a founding member of the Ljubljana School of Architecture, joining it upon an invitation by Ivan Vurnik, another notable Ljubljana architect.
National and University Library
The National and University Library (Slovene: Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica, NUK), established in 1774, is one of the most important national educational and cultural institutions of Slovenia. It is located in the centre of Ljubljana, between Turjak Street (Turjaška ulica), Gentry Street (Gosposka ulica), and Vega Street (Vegova ulica), in a building designed by the architect Jože Plečnik in the years 1930–31 and constructed between 1936–41. The building is considered one of the greatest achievements by Plečnik.