Estonia (1992-2006)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the first period after its independence from USSR. There are banknotes of 1 kroon, 2 krooni, 5 krooni, 10 krooni, 25 krooni, 50 krooni, 100 krooni and 500 krooni.

1 kroon (üks kroon)

This banknotes worth 1 kroon was first circulated 1992. On the main side left, you can see a 1 and Kristjan Raud, an 19th-20th century Estonian painter, founder of Estonian National Museum, whose style is reminiscent of Primitivism. In its right appears a 1 and the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Estonian (Eesti Pank). The rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements.

On the other side of the banknote, it can be seen Toompea Castle, a 9th century castle that todays houses the national parliament, in Tallinn. In the left there are two 1's, the name of the National Bank and in the right it appears the written value and EP (first letters of the National Bank). This banknotes has Toompea Castle as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 13.9 cm x 7 cm.

2 krooni (kaks krooni)

This banknotes worth 2 krooni was first circulated 1992. On the main side left, you can see a 2 and Karl Ernst von Baer, an 18th-19th century Estonian scientist and explorer, founding father of embryology. In its right appears a 2 and the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Estonian (Eesti Pank). The rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements. 
On the other side of the banknote, it can be seen Univerisity of Tartu, biggest and most prestigious university in Estonia, founded by king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1632). In the left there are two 2's, the name of the National Bank and in the right it appears the written value and EP (first letters of the National Bank). This banknote has the University of Tartu as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 13.9 cm x 7 cm. 

5 krooni (viis krooni)

This banknotes worth 5 krooni was first circulated 1994. On the main side center it can be seen Paul Keres, a 20th century Estonian chess player who is considered one of the best in the history (although never was world champion). In its right appears a 5, the written value of the banknote, a chessboard with a knight and a bishop, another 5, the coat of arms and the name of the National Bank in Estonian (Eesti Pank). The rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements.

On the other side of the banknote, it can be seen the border between Estonia and Russia with Narva castle in the Estonian part and Ivangorod fortress (Jaanlinn in Estonian) in the Russian one. In the left there's a 5, the name of the National Bank and in the right it appears the written value and another 5. This banknote has the Estonia's coat of arms as digital watermark and a security thread too. The size of this banknote is 14.2 cm x 7 cm.

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Estonia (1928-1940)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period of the country in which the anti-communist and anti-parliamentary Movement Vaps emerged and which promoted a referendum to change the parliamentary regime for a presidential regime. But on March 12, 1934 the Head of State, Konstantin Päts, gave a coup d'etat and ruled by decree (closing the parliament and prohibiting political parties, such as the Vaps Movement), locking up opponents, released in the amnesty of 1938 This interwar period had a great cultural breakthrough from Estonia (and from all minority cultural groups, whose autonomy was not affected). Estonia tried to maintain a neutral policy but, after the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, it fell into the Soviet zone and was occupied in June 1940. There are banknotes of  5 kroons, 10 kroons, 20 kroons, 50 kroons and 100 kroons.

10 kroons (kümme krooni)

This banknotes worth 10 kroons was first circulated in May the 3rd 1927. On the main side left it can be seen an Estonian girl with the traditional dress in the countryside, carrying a sickle and a sheaf of wheat. In the right appears the written value of the banknote, a 10 and the name of the National Bank in Estonian (Eesti Pank). The rest of the banknote is fulled with floristic and decorative elements.
On the other side of the banknote appears a big 10, the written value of the banknote twice and in the left, another 10. Moreover it has the Estonian coat of arms, compounded with three blue lions, inherited from the king Valdemar II of Denmark (who owned the north of Estonia). This banknote has 10's and waves as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 12.9 cm x 8.1 cm.

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