The Bank of Estonia has released (26th May) their newest silver Proof collector coin which focuses on this year’s Olympic Games hosted in Tokyo — one year later than planned. Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic which saw many international events postponed or cancelled entirely throughout 2020, the XXXII Olympiad had been one of the […]
Estonia: Winning designs unveiled for silver coins in 2021 honour statesman Friedrich Karl Akel
The Bank of Estonia has unveiled (9th June) designs for next year’s silver Proof collector coins which will honour prominent statesman Friedrich Karl Akel (1871–1941), on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his birth. Akel was an Estonian diplomat and politician, a member of the International Olympic Committee, and in 1924 he was named […]
Estonia: Commemorative €2 coin designs announced and unveiled by Central Bank
The Bank of Estonia unveiled (9th June) the two designs scheduled for release in 2021, as well as focusing on their themes and background for the subjects depicted. The Bank of Estonia, which operates as part of the European Union’s euro-system of banks and is part of the euro-zone, is entitled to issue two separate […]
Estonia: 100th anniversary of the University of Tartu celebrated on new €2 coins
The Bank of Estonia has officially launched (19th November) their second commemorative two-euro coin for 2019 which is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the re-establishment of the University in Tartu. As part of the official launch, a special strike was presented in the White Hall of the Tartu University Museum at 12:00 pm on […]
Estonia: Going against the trend, Central Bank announces plans to issue 10 million one-cent coins into circulation
The Bank of Estonia has announced that they have ordered 10 million one-cent coins from the Kremnica Mint in Slovakia to meet the needs of merchants for low-value euro-cent coins to use with cash payments in the years ahead. As Estonians readily circulate five-cent coins and larger denominations routinely, the bank deems there are sufficient […]
Estonia: Design for 2020-dated memorial coin to statesman Juri Jaakson unveiled
The Bank of Estonia has unveiled (17th June) the successfully submitted design for planned €15 silver coins to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Estonian statesman Juri Jaakson (1870–1942), who emerged as a prominent figure before and after Estonian independence in 1918. During the outbreak of the Second World War, and while in […]
Estonia: New commemorative €2 coin celebrates Antarctica’s discovery 200 years ago
The Bank of Estonia has unveiled (14th June) the design that has been approved to mark the bicentenary anniversary of the first discovery of Antarctica, which will be celebrated in 2020. The bank chose the design submitted by graphic artists Tiiu Pirsko and Mati Veermets, who have previously designed Estonian coins marking the centenary anniversary […]
Estonia unveils 2020 €2 commemorative design in celebration of Tartu Peace Treaty centenary anniversary
The Bank of Estonia unveiled (2nd May) the winning design for next year’s commemorative €2 coin which is scheduled to be issued in celebration of the centenary anniversary of the Tartu Peace Treaty. Signed on the 2nd February 1920, the treaty formally recognised Estonian independence, which was won after the Baltic nation fought a war […]
Estonia: Bank of Estonia reveals next design to feature on 2019 silver crown coin
The Bank of Estonia has revealed (9th January) the design that will be seen on the country’s next silver crown collector coin which will be dedicated to Hanseatic Viljandi. The winning design was submitted from a student who attends the Estonian Academy of Arts. The Bank of Estonia’s expert panel, which decides the design and theme […]
Estonia announces mintage and issue of 2018-dated circulation euro coins
The Bank of Estonia has announced (16th July) that they are releasing new 2018-dated circulating euro coins which include all of the currently circulating denominations from one cent to two-euro values. Prior to these newly dated coins, the majority of Estonian coins minted for circulation were dated “2011,” the year Estonia adopted the single currency. […]
