Featured Eesti Pank is presenting a Silver collector coin and a Gold one for the 100th anniversary of Estonia

Eesti Pank is presenting the silver and gold collector coins for the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Estonia.

“As a central bank we are making an important contribution to the celebration of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia by issuing two collector coins. These coins of precious metal will support and help transmit the message of the date that is special for all of us”, said Ardo Hansson, Governor of Eesti Pank.

The gold collector coin for the centenary of the Republic has been designed by Tiiu Pirsko and Mati Veermets. Its design features the Estonian national flower, the cornflower, and the oldest Estonian geometric design, in which the symbols represent perfect happiness, development and balance. The silver coin was designed by Margus Kadarik and Toomas Niklus and has a design featuring the outline of Estonia in blue, black and white on a globe. In the sky above is a line of poetry by Kristjan Jaak Peterson “Is not the language of this land singing in the wind, or rising to heaven, looking for eternity?”. The silver and gold collector coins were minted by the Lithuanian mint.

Gold


The gold coin with a nominal value of 100 euros dedicated to the centenary of the Republic of Estonia has a design featuring the Estonian national flower, the cornflower, and the oldest Estonian geometric design, in which the symbols represent perfect happiness, development and balance. The coin was designed by Tiiu Pirsko and Mati Veermets, and 3000 of the coins will be minted.

The gold coin is of proof-like quality, Au 999, measuring 22mm in diameter and weighing 5.65 grams. The gold collector coin has a nominal value of 100 euros and 3000 will be minted.

https://muuseum.eestipank.ee/en/products/gold-collector-coin-dedicated-centenary-republic-estonia


Silver


The silver coin with a nominal value of 100 euros dedicated to the centenary of the Republic of Estonia has a design featuring the outline of Estonia in blue, black and white on a globe. In the sky above is a line of poetry by Kristjan Jaak Peterson “Is not the language of this land singing in the wind, or rising to heaven, looking for eternity?” The coin was designed by Margus Kadarik and Toomas Niklus, and 7000 of the coins will be minted.

The silver coin is of proof quality, Ag 925, measuring 38.61mm in diameter and weighing 28.28 grams. The silver collector coin has a nominal value of 10 euros and 7000 will be minted.

https://muuseum.eestipank.ee/en/products/silver-collector-coin-dedicated-centenary-republic-estonia


Coin set dedicated to the centenary of the Republic of Estonia


The set contains a Silver 10-euro coin and a Gold 100-euro coin in a presentation case.

 

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My coins. The dust is on capsule, didn't want to open the capsule.

 

That looks horrible, not sure if there is a way to get rid of them. Will stay loyal to ebay so I have the option to send it back if something like this would occur. Such a pretty coin but so much hair and debris.

 

You could probably rinse it out with acetone, assuming that won't mess up the colored portion

 

Is acetone also safe for plastic or it might affect?

 

Not safe for most plastics - find brand new replacement capsules, but don't expose the existing ones to acetone!
Coin capsules are made of acrylic - they will dissolve or deteriorate if exposed to acetone.
See this reactivity chart for chemicals vs. plastics > Acetone x Acrylic = D
http://www.plasticsintl.com/plastics_chemical_resistence_chart.html

 

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO don't do it!!!

 

Good point.
I once poured some acetone into a styrofoam cup to do a soak for a coin.
I stepped out and a few minutes later had a nasty mess to clean up.

 

I had a friend come into the lab after riding his motorcycle and offhandedly mention that he had some bug juice on his helmet visor he was going to clean off with acetone. I must have been like that credit report advertisement as I dived for him yelling NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... The visor was frosted, but he polished it out fairly well with toothpaste.

 

How would you go about changing the capsule? Do you have to contact the manufacturer in order to do that, any experience ?

Looks like now might be a good time to get hold of one of those. They sure look nice, really like the design and story behind it.

 

When working with acetone, use a glass jar with a screw on lid (small jelly jar or marinated artichoke jar are good) - avoid splashing the acetone on the inside of the lid, as it will dissolve/deteriorate the plastic gasket material

 

Thanks for the advice. I ended up using a glass double shot glass which happened to be the perfect size to fit a Morgan dollar with a bit of space underneath for acetone to reach all corners of it.