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'''Euro gold and silver commemorative coins''' are special [[euro coins]] [[Mint (coin)|minted]] and issued by member states of the [[Eurozone]], mainly in [[gold]] and [[silver]], although other [[precious metal]]s are also used in rare occasions. [[Estonia]] joined the Eurozone on 1 January 2002. Since then [[Bank of Estonia]] has been issuing both normal issues of [[Estonian euro coins]], which are intended for circulation, and commemorative euro coins in gold and silver.

== Summary ==

As of January 201 there has been one commemorative coin set released.

The following table shows the number of coins minted per year. In the first section, the coins are grouped by the metal used, while in the second section they are grouped by their face value.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan=2 width=50px | '''Year''' || rowspan=2 width=50px | '''Issues''' || rowspan=4 |   || colspan=3 | '''By metal''' || rowspan=4 |   || colspan=5 | '''By face value'''
|-
| width=50px | '''gold''' || width=50px | '''silver''' || width=50px | '''Others''' || width=50px | '''€100''' || width=50px | '''€50''' || width=50px | '''€20''' || width=50px | '''€10''' || width=50px | '''€5'''
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | '''2011''' || 2 || {{yes|1}} || {{yes|1}} || {{no|–}} || {{no|–}} || {{no|–}} || {{yes|1}} || {{yes|1}} || {{no|–}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Total''' || '''2''' || '''1''' || '''1''' || '''0''' || '''0''' || '''0''' || '''1''' || '''1''' || '''0'''
|-
|colspan="13" style="text-align: left; padding: 0;"|
{|
|style="width: 50%; border: 0;"| {{legend|#90ff90|Coins were minted }}
|style="width: 50%; border: 0;"| {{legend|#ff9090|No coins were minted}}
|}
|}


==2011 coinage==
{|class="wikitable" width=100%
|-
| rowspan=4 width="330px" nowrap align=center | [[Image:2011 Estonia 10 Euro Obverse.png |160px]] [[Image:2011 Estonia 10 Euro Reverse.png|160px]]
! colspan="4" align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"| Estonia's future<ref name=MOF>{{cite web | url=http://www.eestipank.ee/pub/en/press/Press/pressiteated/pt2011/_01/pt0121 | publisher=Bank of Estonia | title=Eesti Pank will present the first euro collector coins on Monday | accessdate=2011-01-21}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2" width="50%" align=center | '''Designer:''' Simson von Seakyl
| colspan="2" width="50%" align=center | '''Mint:''' Mint of Finland Ltd.
|-
| align=center | '''Value:''' €10
| align=center | '''Alloy:''' Ag 999.9 (Silver)
| align=center | '''Quantity:''' 30,000
| align=center | '''Quality:''' [[Coin grading#Overview|Proof]]
|-
| align=center | '''Issued:''' 2011
| align=center | '''Diameter:''' {{convert|38.61|mm|in|2|abbr=on}}
| align=center | '''Weight:''' {{convert|28.8|g|oz ozt|2|abbr=on}}
| align=center | '''Market value:''' €40
|-
| colspan="5" align=left | The €10 silver collector coin is decorated with a diamond application and named Estonia's future. It shows Kalevipoeg, the hero of the Estonian national epic, and Vanapagan, a character from Estonian folk tales, dancing the national dance Kaerajaan under the blue sky of Estonia. The reverse of the coin displays the denomination €10. The obverse of the silver coin shows the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Estonia, the words EESTI VABARIIK and the year of issue 2011.
|-
| colspan="5" align=left | &nbsp;
|-
| rowspan=4 width="330px" nowrap align=center | [[Image:2011 Estonia 20 Euro Obverse.png|160px]] [[Image:2011 Estonia 20 Euro Reverse.png|160px]]
! colspan="4" align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"| Estonia's accession<ref name=MOF/>
|-
| colspan="2" width="50%" align=center | '''Designer:''' Priit Pärn
| colspan="2" width="50%" align=center | '''Mint:''' Mint of Finland Ltd.
|-
| align=center | '''Value:''' €20
| align=center | '''Alloy:''' <br>
Disk: Au 999.9 (Gold) <br>
Ring: Ag 999.9 (Silver)
| align=center | '''Quantity:''' 10,000
| align=center | '''Quality:''' [[Coin grading#Overview|Proof]]
|-
| align=center | '''Issued:''' 2011
| align=center | '''Diameter:''' {{convert|27.25|mm|in|2|abbr=on}}
| align=center | '''Weight:''' {{convert|14.6|g|oz ozt|2|abbr=on}}
| align=center | '''Market value:''' €350
|-
| colspan="5" align=left | On the coin the designer has depicted the single currency system as a mechanism of a clock's cogwheels. The reverse of the coin displays the denomination €20. The obverse displays a freely drawn Coat of Arms of the Republic of Estonia, which symbolises Estonia's development. The obverse also shows the words EESTI VABARIIK and the year of issue 2011. The edge lettering shows alloy symbols Ag 999.9 and Au 999.9.
|-
|}

==Notes==
{{Reflist|2}}

{{Euro coins (collectors edition)}}

[[Category:Euro commemorative coins|Estonia]]
[[Category:Coins of the Eurozone]]

Revision as of 17:34, 30 January 2011

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Location of Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Estonia)

Euro gold and silver commemorative coins are special euro coins minted and issued by member states of the Eurozone, mainly in gold and silver, although other precious metals are also used in rare occasions. Estonia joined the Eurozone on 1 January 2002. Since then Bank of Estonia has been issuing both normal issues of Estonian euro coins, which are intended for circulation, and commemorative euro coins in gold and silver.

Summary

As of January 201 there has been one commemorative coin set released.

The following table shows the number of coins minted per year. In the first section, the coins are grouped by the metal used, while in the second section they are grouped by their face value.

Year Issues   By metal   By face value
gold silver Others €100 €50 €20 €10 €5
2011 2 1 1 – – – 1 1 –
Total 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
  Coins were minted
  No coins were minted


2011 coinage

File:2011 Estonia 10 Euro Obverse.png File:2011 Estonia 10 Euro Reverse.png Estonia's future[1]
Designer: Simson von Seakyl Mint: Mint of Finland Ltd.
Value: €10 Alloy: Ag 999.9 (Silver) Quantity: 30,000 Quality: Proof
Issued: 2011 Diameter: 38.61 mm (1.52 in) Weight: 28.8 g (1.02 oz; 0.93 ozt) Market value: €40
The €10 silver collector coin is decorated with a diamond application and named Estonia's future. It shows Kalevipoeg, the hero of the Estonian national epic, and Vanapagan, a character from Estonian folk tales, dancing the national dance Kaerajaan under the blue sky of Estonia. The reverse of the coin displays the denomination €10. The obverse of the silver coin shows the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Estonia, the words EESTI VABARIIK and the year of issue 2011.
 
File:2011 Estonia 20 Euro Obverse.png File:2011 Estonia 20 Euro Reverse.png Estonia's accession[1]
Designer: Priit Pärn Mint: Mint of Finland Ltd.
Value: €20 Alloy:

Disk: Au 999.9 (Gold)
Ring: Ag 999.9 (Silver)

Quantity: 10,000 Quality: Proof
Issued: 2011 Diameter: 27.25 mm (1.07 in) Weight: 14.6 g (0.51 oz; 0.47 ozt) Market value: €350
On the coin the designer has depicted the single currency system as a mechanism of a clock's cogwheels. The reverse of the coin displays the denomination €20. The obverse displays a freely drawn Coat of Arms of the Republic of Estonia, which symbolises Estonia's development. The obverse also shows the words EESTI VABARIIK and the year of issue 2011. The edge lettering shows alloy symbols Ag 999.9 and Au 999.9.

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Eesti Pank will present the first euro collector coins on Monday". Bank of Estonia. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
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