Slovenia P-14 or P-31 100 Tolarjev 1992 or 2003 UNC uncirculated | Architect of Slovenian Art

Slovenia P-14 or P-31 100 Tolarjev 1992 or 2003 UNC uncirculated | Architect of Slovenian Art

You will receive a banknote of this design in Uncirculated condition. Years of issue, serial numbers and series vary.

Color: yellow and pink. Portrait in black and white.

Front:

• Impressionist painter Rihard Jakopič
• Silhouette consisting of microwriting
• Painter's palette
• Two paintbrushes 

Watermark: Rihard Jakopič

Back:

• Detail from Jakopic's famous painting "The Sun"
• Plan of the former Jakopic Pavilion in Ljubljana, which was the first purpose-built art gallery in Ljubljana. 

Engravers: Miljenko Licul, Zvone Kosovelj, Rudi Španzel: Miljenko Licul, Zvone Kosovelj, Rudi Španzel

Rihard Jakopič, Architect of a Distinctly Slovenian Art Scene

Jakopič wasn't just a man who painted; he was a cultural visionary who dragged Slovenian art into the modern era:

Slovenian Impressionism: Along with three other painters (the "Slovenian Four"), he adapted the French Impressionist style to the specific light and landscape of the Slovenian countryside.

Cultural Infrastructure: At the time, Ljubljana had no place to show modern art. Jakopič uséd his own money to build the Jakopič Pavilion in 1908 so that local artists had a home.

National Identity through Art: Jakopič believed that for Slovenia to be a "real" nation, it needed its own distinct visual language, not just a copy of what was happening in Vienna or Paris.

Jakopič’s life is another example of Dulcis ex labore fructus. He struggled for decades against critics who thought Impressionism was "messy" or "unfinished." By the time he died, he was a national hero. In a bittersweet twist, his beloved art pavilion was demolished by the Communist government in 1962 to make way for a railway line, which is why its appearance on the 100 Tolarjev note is so important to collectors—it is a memorial to a lost piece of history.

Birth: 1869, Ljubljana, Carniola, part of Austria-Hungary

Death: 1943 (aged 74), Ljubljana, Yugoslavia

Slovenia and the Euro (and the Tolar and the Dollar)

Slovenia launched its first own currency, the tolar in October 1991 (plural tolarjev). The word tolar, the same as dollar, is derived from the medieval coin the Thaler, which in turn was named after the city of Joachimsthal, where they were minted, in Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. At first the tolar was pegged to the Deutsche mark at 32 tolarjev to the mark, around 51.5 tolarjev to the US dollar.

By 2007, the tolar was worth one fourth of its initial value in Deutsche marks, at 122.5 tolarjev to the mark. In that year, Slovenia adopted the euro and tolarjev were converted at 239.64 tolarjev to the euro.

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Banknote Grading Guide

Grades reflect overall market perception, not rigid defect counting alone. Notes sold from grouped inventory may vary slightly within grade. Individual defects such as foxing, writing, or small marks may be reflected in the grade rather than always itemized separately. Buyers may return any note within 14 days of receipt; satisfaction is guaranteed.

• UNC (Uncirculated ~60-70): folds none; handling none to trace; paper crisp; corners sharp; splits/tears none; missing pieces none; surface clean; impressions (counting-band or security-thread half-moon) permitted if there is no paper break, fiber disturbance, or ink/design loss.
• AU/UNC (Almost Unc. Plus ~55-58): folds 1 very light fold (soft bend, no sharp crease, no design break) or up to 3 corner bends; handling trace; paper crisp; corners nearly sharp.
• AU (Almost Unc. ~50-53): folds 1 light fold or 2 very light folds; handling light; paper crisp to slightly relaxed; corners slightly rounded.
• XF+ (Extra Fine Plus ~45-48): folds 2-3 light folds; handling light; paper crisp to regular; edges minor wear begins.
• XF (Extra Fine ~40-44): folds 3-4 light to moderate folds; handling moderate; paper crisp to regular; edges/splits minor splits may appear.
• VF+ (Very Fine Plus ~35-39): folds 4-6 moderate folds; handling moderate; paper regular to semi-limp; splits minor and more common.
• VF (Very Fine ~30-34): folds 6-8 moderate to heavy folds; paper semi-limp; splits small but typical; surface light soiling visible.
• VFâ (Very Fine Minus ~25-29): folds 8-12 heavy folds; paper semi-limp to limp; splits moderate; surface duller; foxing/writing may be present and reflected in grade without separate notation.
• F (Fine 15-20): folds 12-15 heavy folds, may include very heavy folds; paper limp; splits frequent; tears up to 10 mm, limited in number; missing pieces up to 3 small edge/corner pieces, each up to about 3Ã3 mm; foxing/writing may be present and reflected in grade without separate notation.
• Fâ (Fine Minus ~12-14): folds numerous very heavy folds; paper limp; splits common; tears up to about 15 mm; missing pieces up to 5 small pieces, each up to about 5 mm; foxing/writing may be present and reflected in grade without separate notation.
• VG/F (Very Good to Fine ~10-12): folds dense network of very heavy folds; paper very limp; splits heavy; tears common; missing pieces multiple; foxing/writing may be minor or significant and reflected in grade without separate notation.
• VG (Very Good ~8-10): folds severe overlapping very heavy folds; paper very limp; splits heavy with edge damage; missing pieces multiple; surface poor eye appeal; foxing/writing may be minor or significant and reflected in grade without separate notation.

Definitions

• Handling: surface fatigue without structural change; loss of crispness, slight dulling, and/or micro-flexing; not a true fold.
• Fold severity: very light = bend only, no sharp crease, no ink disturbance; light = thin crease, clean line, no ink loss; moderate = visible pressure, slightly widened line; heavy = broad crease, may vary slightly in placement; very heavy = thick, uneven, with weakened or partially lost design along the fold.
• Half-moon / band impression: curved pressure mark from a counting strap or internal security thread; acceptable in UNC if the paper is not broken and there is no fiber or design disturbance; if flattening or disturbance is visible, the note is typically AU/UNC or lower. A simple central-bank band impression is generally less serious than a mark that visibly disturbs the printed design.
• Foxing: age-related spotting. Minor foxing typically lowers a note about one grade step; major foxing lowers it multiple steps.
• Pen marks / writing: minor means under about 2 cm² total visible writing; major means more than ~2 cm² or visually dominant writing. Minor writing lowers a note one grade step; major writing lowers it multiple steps.
• Tears / splits / missing pieces: structural defects. These must remain within the limits of the assigned grade; excessive size, count, or severity forces a downgrade.
• When foxing, writing or tears downgrade a note, the issue may be absorbed into the assigned grade without explicit mention.