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10 Krooni National Flag
| Issuer | Bank of Estonia |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Value | 10 Krooni (10 EEK) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Estonia is depicted in the central field, rendered within a shield bearing three passant blue lions on a golden ground, supported by oak branches forming a wreath below. The shield is set against a polished mirror field, creating a pronounced cameo effect consistent with proof coinage. The circular legend EESTI VABARIIK arcs across the upper periphery, while the date 2004 appears in the lower field, flanked by two raised dots serving as decorative separators. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued to mark the 125th anniversary of the blue-black-and-white tricolour's first use by the Estonian Students' Society in Tartu in 1881, this coin arrived at a politically charged moment — Estonia had rejoined the European Union just weeks before the minting decision was finalized in 2004. The flag itself was suppressed for the entire Soviet occupation period, its display a criminal offence, making its post-independence rehabilitation the subject of considerable national feeling.
The Students' Society flag was formally adopted as the national standard in 1922, then banned again from 1940 until 1990.