The Slovak commemorative euro coin was minted in quality proof on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the tenth European Ice Hockey Championship - the first and only one held in Slovakia.

The Czechoslovaks were successful at the first eight European Ice Hockey Championships, becoming champions three times. Our national team, suffering from internal divisions and the disappointment of losing the Olympics, did not take part in the ninth championship. Then came the jubilee tenth championship that was to take place from 8 to 11 January 1925 in Prague. Although it was freezing in December and the games were merry, there was no sign of frost and ice in January. This was a problem - there was no artificial ice skating rink in Czechoslovakia yet. Fortunately, the federation had the Jordán dam in Tábor as a backup, but even there a thaw occurred. It looked like the championship would have to move to Vienna, but in the end it headed from the Czech Republic to Slovakia, where the hockey players were welcomed by Štrbské pleso. Unfortunately, the weather was not in their favour here either. The army helped to remove the snow calamity, but then came a sudden warming and another storm. Fortunately, the organizers promptly moved the competition to the frozen tennis courts in Starý Smokovec. Although the Czechoslovak hockey players had little time to play, they did well there. They did not receive a single goal from their opponents, won the tournament convincingly and became European champions for the fourth time.

Medal maker Karol Ličko dedicated the reverse side of the coin to a hockey player depicted in the natural scenery. The relief is supplemented with the texts EUROPEAN HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS, 1925, 2025, SLOVAKIA. The reverse side then presents all the requirements of a valid coin with a nominal value of 2€.

The base metal commemorative coin was minted by the Mincovňa Kremnica Mint and issued by the National Bank of Slovakia.