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1 Slovenian Tolar

Slovenia 1990 1990_present VF P-1a Needs review ✦ AI 88%
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Identity

Where & when

Country Slovenia
Currency Slovenian Tolar
Denomination 1
Series name First independent issue
Series year 1990
Issue year 1990
Era 1990_present
Legal status demonetized
Predecessor currency Yugoslav Dinar
Successor currency Euro
Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait
Reverse subject
Watermark
Color palette #3d5a80,#e8dcc4,#8b7355
Themes independence
Language / script Latin

Front: The 1 Tolar note represents Slovenia's first independent currency issue following declaration of independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. The front features elaborate guilloche patterns in blue-grey with the denomination '1' prominently displayed in ornate frames at center and corners. This was a transitional currency printed in emergency circumstances as Slovenia established monetary sovereignty, with relatively simple security features appropriate to the low denomination and urgent political context of the breakup of Yugoslavia.

Back: The reverse displays 'REPUBLIKA SLOVENIJA' at top with the denomination '2' (representing 1 Tolar in the dual-numbering system used on some early issues) in brown/tan guilloche patterns against a honeycomb background. The signature block at lower left reads 'SEKRETARIAT ZA FINANCE' with 'Sekretar za finance' (Secretary for Finance) below, reflecting Slovenia's initial post-independence administrative structure before establishing a full central bank. The utilitarian design emphasizes rapid production capability during the transition to independence.

Production

How it was made

Issuer Republic of Slovenia
Issuer (native) Republika Slovenija
Printer
Engraver
Material paper
Dimensions (mm)

Signatures: Sekretariat za finance: Sekretar za finance

Security features: guilloche_patterns,microprint

Geography

Slovenia in Europe

Slovenia in Europe. Other countries on the same continent shown in muted grey.

The story

Background & history

The Slovenian Tolar was introduced on 8 October 1991, replacing the Yugoslav Dinar at par following Slovenia's declaration of independence on 25 June 1991. This 1 Tolar note (Pick 1a) is from the first emergency series issued by the Secretariat for Finance (Sekretariat za finance) before the Bank of Slovenia was fully established as the central bank in 1991–1992. The series was printed rapidly to establish monetary independence during the Ten-Day War and subsequent separation from Yugoslavia. The Tolar circulated until 1 January 2007, when Slovenia became the first post-communist country to adopt the Euro, converting at a rate of 239.640 Tolars = 1 Euro. These low-denomination early notes are common but historically significant as symbols of Slovenian independence.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # 1a
Krause ID
Rarity tier common
Series range 1990–1992
Provenance

How it came to me

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Condition
Grade VF
Serial number

Light circulation with visible soiling and wear, particularly at edges; paper remains intact with good structural integrity

Valuation

What it's worth now

$1–$3
Type default range $1–$3
Valuation history (1)
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2026-05-10 07:16:14 1.0 3.0 USD ai from claude-sonnet-4-5
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History & extractions

AI extractions (1)
anthropic · claude-sonnet-4-5 2026-05-10 07:16:14
status: ok · step 1 · $0.0400 · 7399↓ + 1184↑ tokens
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