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Joint Issue with Slovenia: The Slovak Astronomical Clock in Stará Bystrica Issue number
680
Date of issue
22.03.2019
Face value
1.20 €
Sell price
1.20 €

The Slovak Astronomical Clock in Stará Bystrica is among the newest and most accurate astronomical clocks in the world. It was completed in 2009 and is considered to be the biggest wooden statue in Slovakia. The composition symbolises the sitting Madonna, Our Lady of Sorrows, the patron saint of Slovakia. The basic design, sculpted in clay, was made by the academic sculptor, Viliam Loviška, and subsequent technical drawings were prepared by the architect, Ivan Jarina. Six bronze statues of significant figures of Slovak history: Prince Pribina, King Svätopluk, Anton Bernolák, Ľudovít Štúr, Milan Rastislav Štefánik and Andrej Hlinka have been placed...

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