Tolar

The tolar has been the currency of Slovenia since October 1991. It is divided into 100 stotins.

Related Topics:
Currency - Slovenia - 1991

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The ISO 4217 currency code for the Slovenian tolar is SIT.

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The name tolar comes from the Thaler, a silver coin first minted in 1518 in Joachimsthal, Bohemia, from which the English word dollar is derived.

Related Topics:
Thaler - 1518 - Joachimsthal - Bohemia - Dollar

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On 28 June 2004 the tolar was pegged against the euro in the ERM II http://www.ecb.int/press/pr/date/2004/html/pr040627.en.html, the EU's exchange rate mechanism.

Related Topics:
28 June - 2004 - ERM II

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