The book was officially presented on 29 November 2002 in the Hall of the Kremnica City Council 9 months after the editing of Peter Solej’s first book.
The book was brought to life by a symbolic christening with champagne by Mr. Jozef Stank, the Director of the Office of the President of the Slovak Republic, His Excellency Mr. Rudolf Schuster, together with Mrs. Regina Ovesny-Straka, the President and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Slovak Association of Banks and the Director General of Slovenská sporiteľna, a.s.
The presentation of the book, which was followed by a reception in the hotel Central in Kremica, was attended by 90 invited guests. The guests included representative of the Office of the President, the Mayor of Kremncia, Mr. Miroslav Nárožný, representatives of the Kremnica Mint as well as the National Bank of Slovakia, representatives of the Slovak commercial banks or medal collectors together with the former Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Mr. Jozef Migaš.
Peter Solej was selling the book to invited guests for a voluntary contribution, while the money from the sale in the amount of SKK 43 000 was donated for the restoration of an iconostasis and a historical altar located in the Greek Catholic Church of St. Bazil Veľký in Medzilaborce, the oldest building in town.
On the above altar, consecrated in October 2003 by His Grace Vladyka Milan Chautur, the Greek Catholic Apostolic Exharch of Košice, a bloodless sacrifice used to be brought here in the past by the blessed Bishop - martyr Pavol Peter Gojdič.
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