ESTONIA 

KM 23

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
20 senti 19.0 2.3 1.2 Plain Brass Coin
Obverse Reverse

Small coat of arms, the year of minting.

One of the lions symbolizes the courage of the fight for freedom in ancient times. The second stands for the courage in the uprisings in Harjumaa in 1343. The third represents the courage of the Estonian fight for freedom between 1918-1920.

Title of state 'The Republic of Estonia' in Estonian, denomination.

The second kroon was introduced on 20 June 1992, replacing the Soviet ruble.