© Ulmo
© Ulmo
1 Kroon
| Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) | 5.44 g | 23.35 mm |
| Issuer | Estonia |
|---|---|
| Period | Republic (1991-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1992-1995 |
| Value | 1 Kroon (1 EEK) |
| Currency | New kroon (1992-2011) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
| Weight | 5.44 g |
| Diameter | 23.35 mm |
| Thickness | 1.65 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 31 May 1998 |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#3867 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 7% |
Reverse
Denomination.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
EESTI VABARIIK
1
KROON
Engravers: A. Raud, A. Mölder
Edge
Plain
Comment
NOTE: 1995 issue is reported to have a slightly smaller diameter (23.3mm)
The specifications of this coin almost coincided with 1 Deutsche mark (Germany), and the mark was worth exactly 8 times more. A huge amount of copper-nickel kroons were exported from Estonia and ended up in German vending machines, so in 1998 they had to be withdrawn from circulation and replaced with yellow "nordic gold" ones.
1992 set:
