Estonia

2022

Commemorative coin

The 150th anniversary of the founding of the Society of Estonian Literati

Official Journal of the European Union

The design depicts the pages of a book and the tip of a quill pen. At the top, in semi-circle are the inscription ‘EESTI KIRJAMEESTE SELTS’ and the year of issuance ‘2022’. The inscription on the pages of the book reads ‘KUI ME EI SAA SUUREKS RAHVAARVULT, PEAME SAAMA SUUREKS VAIMULT’, meaning ‘If we cannot be a great nation in number, we must be great in spirit’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Edge lettering

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