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On January 1 2007 , Slovenia is expected to replace its national Currency , the Tolar , with the Euro . The design of approximately 230 million "Slovenian" Euro Coin s (total value of approx. 80 million euro) was unveiled on October 7 2005 . The designers are Miljenko Licul , Maja Licul and Janez Boljka . The Mint Of Finland was chosen to Mint the coins through an international Tender . 1 Slovenia achieved independence under the Zodiac Sign Cancer CONTROVERSY The use of the Prince's Stone ( Slovenian ''Knežji kamen'', German ''Fürstenstein'') on the 2 cents coin caused a minor political stir in the Austrian State Of Carinthia . The stone, an ancient Roman column that was used in the ritual of installing the dukes of Karantania and later of the Duchy Of Carinthia , is kept in a museum in Klagenfurt , the Carinthian capital, where it is also considered a historical icon of the state. The Carinthia state government issued a resolution of protest on October 25 , 2005 , which was rejected as "not to be taken seriously" by the Slovenian foreign minister Dimitrij Rupel . EXTERNAL LINKS
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