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8 Euro Hanseatic Tallinn
| Issuer | Bank of Estonia |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Thickness | 2.8 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a bold, stylized silhouette of the Tallinn medieval skyline with its characteristic spires and towers rendered in black against the mirrored field, evoking the city's Hanseatic heritage. At center, the color-enameled coat of arms of Tallinn — a red shield bearing a white cross — is applied in selective color, providing a vivid focal point. In the lower right, a detailed depiction of a Hanseatic merchant sailing vessel is shown under sail. The inscription 'TALLINN' appears across the upper portion of the skyline silhouette, and the denomination '8 €' is struck in the lower left field. |
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| Mint | Mint of Lithuania |
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Tallinn's medieval Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, anchored Estonia's successful bid to host the Hanseatic Days festival in 2017 — the direct occasion for this issue. The Hanseatic League itself dissolved formally in 1669, its last assembly held in Lübeck, but the modern Hanseatic Days network has kept the civic identity alive across northern European cities since 1980.
Estonia re-adopted the euro in 2011 after its Soviet-era interruption, making collector issues denominated in euros a relatively recent phenomenon for the Bank of Estonia.