Why doesn Slovenia have a second series?
The initial supply of Slovenian Euro coins were produced in 2006 in Helsinki-Vantaa, Finland and had one mintmark, a small ‘Fi’ located to the right of the 6 o’clock star. As of 2008, the Slovenian Euro coins are produced in Utrecht, Netherlands and bear the mintmark of the Royal Dutch Mint. Slovenian coins minted in Finland in 2006 and 2007 do not have a Mintmaster Mark, since Finland does not use one. However, the Royal Dutch Mint uses a Mintmaster Mark. Therefore, Slovenian Euro coins dated 2008 bear this mark. When a Mintmaster Mark is added due to change in mint locations (the Netherlands, France, Belgium, now Slovenia and formerly Finland are the only Euro coins that carry Mintmaster Marks), due to change in mint directors, a new series is not called for because this change is expected and immune to the protocols governing the design regulations for the Euro coins. In the case of Finland and Belgium, the overall scope of the design was changed when the coins became compliant with
