2 Euro overview
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Estonia |
2018Commemorative coinThe centennial of the independence of Estonia |
Official Journal of the European Union |
The design depicts simultaneously the numbers 18 and 100, which symbolize the time when Estonia became an independent country and furthermore reflect the past hundred years. At the bottom right is the text ‘SADA AASTAT EESTI VABARIIKI’ and next to it the name of the country ‘EESTI’ and the year of issuance ‘2018’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag. |
| © European Union, 1998-2025, Official Journal of the European Union, 2017/C 444/07 |
Additional information |
The coin features the logo of the centenary celebrations, in which both the number 18 and the number 100 can be seen. This symbolises the year when Estonia became independent and also reflects the past hundred years. The "1" and the lower circle are formed by silhouettes of flying doves. The text "SADA AASTAT EESTI VABARIIKI" (One hundred years of the Republic of Estonia) can be read at the bottom right. The edition corresponds to the population of Estonia on 1 January 2017. |
| (Translation of the excerpt from de.Wikipedia „2-Euro-Gedenkmünzen#Jahrgang 2018“) |
Edge lettering |
| « EESTI » repeated two times upright and inverted. |
Designer |
| Ionel Lehari, Meelis Opmann |
| 2018 | |||||||||
| Lietuvos Monetų Kalykla ( Vilnius ) | |||||||||
| Date | Volume | Issuing price | |||||||
| Circulation coins | 19.02.2018 | Rolls of 25 coins | 1.302.800 | 2,00 | € | ||||
| Divisional coin set BU | 19.02.2018 | Annual coin set «eesti vabariigi 100 sünnipäev» also contains 2€ CC «The centennial of the independence of Estonia» and 2€ CC «The 100th anniversary of the foundation of the independent Baltic states» | 5.000 | 20,00 | € | ||||
| Coincard BU | 19.02.2018 | Official coincard | 10.000 | 10,00 | € | ||||
