Obverse: The obverse of the coin depicts a map of the world that is like a honeycomb, the places where the sea is, the cell chambers are empty, and where the land is filled. The whole picture takes a global map of the world. The words "SVETOVNI DAN ČEBEL" (eng. World Bee Day) is minted on the left side of the coin. On the right side of the coin are minted year and the name of the state "SLOVENIA 2018".
Reverse: Regular 2€ coin obverse image of the face value.
About the coin: Bees are very important for people's lives, especially in terms of sustainable agricultural production, and preventing global hunger. Approximately one third of the world's produce is dependent on petal pollination, when bees collect pollen. In Slovenia, beekeeping has particularly deep and old traditions. The beginning of modern beekeeping in Slovenia is Anton Janša (1734-1773). Slovenia is also the only European Union Member State with protected bean species (Carniolan gray and Apis mellifera carnica), which means that no other bee breed can be grown in Slovenia. Due to the high importance of beekeeping in Slovenia, the Slovenian beekeeping association, supported by the Republic of Slovenia, has presented to the United Nations the initiative to be proclaimed May 20 - World Bee Day. And on this occasion, this coin of distinctive design has been minted.
