2 euro Slovakia 2017 – Academia Istropolitana

The coin is dedicated to 550th anniversarry of the establishment of Academia Istropolitana. The Universitas Istropolitana in Bratislava was arguably the third university to be found in the Kingdom of Hungary and the first university to be founded in the territory of present-day Slovakia. Despite its brief existence (1465–1491), it features prominently in Slovak historiography.The word “Istropolitana” is taken from the ancient Greek name for Bratislava, Istropolis, which means “Danube City”.