Euro
- On 1 January 2007 Slovenia adopted the euro as its national currency. Photo: M. Slavec
On 1 January 2007 Slovenia adopted the euro as the national currency. The country entered the euro area with an exchange rate of 239.64 Tolars to the euro, becoming the 13th member of the euro area, and the first of the ten 2004 EU newcomers, to adopt the common European currency.
Related links
Euro za vse nas - Introduction of the euro in Slovenia 
/Special website on the introduction of the euro in Slovenia
Bank of Slovenia - Introduction of the euro in Slovenia
Slovene euro coins
Each of the euro area countries can choose different designs for the reverse sides of the euro coins. The national side of the coin thus indicates the country of issue. See the the following designs for Slovenia's euro coins »
Former Slovene money
From 8 October 1991 to 31 December 2006 the currency unit of the Republic of Slovenia was the tolar, which was divided into 100 stotini. The tolar banknotes featured designs by Miljenko Licul and Zvone Kosovelj, with portraits by the artist Rudi Španzel. See more »
Feature: Twenty Years of National Currency (January 2012)