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Flags, Symbols & Currency of Estonia
The new 1 senti coin was issued on July 25, , which was a few days after the Estonian SSR was founded. Due to the rapid inflation of the mark, a new currency named kroon was introduced. The anthem have been composed by Fredrik Friedrich Pacius. In , the bronze 1 senti were issued followed by the silver 2 krooni, nickel-bronze 10 senti, and bronze 5 senti.
Flag of Estonia
On June 20, , Estonia which was now an independent country reintroduced the kroon as its official currency; the Soviet ruble was replaced at a rate of 1 kroon being equivalent to 10 Soviet rubles. During the German occupation of Estonia, the German mark was declared as the currency of Estonia on September 15, On November 30, , the Estonian Provincial Government introduced the Estonian mark as the national currency. In silver 1 kroon, the aluminum-bronze 1 Kroon, and bronze 2 senti, , nickel bronze 20 senti, and eventually , nickel-bronze 50 senti.
The first krooni coins issued in were 25 senti pieces of nickel-bronze. Following the downfall of the Soviet Union and Estonia gaining its independence, the kroon was reintroduced again in circulation. The lyrics have been authored by Johann Voldemar Jannsen. Tricolour, swallowtail, defaced with the shield of the state arms off-set towards hoist. The white color represents virtue, purity, hard work, and Estonia's long struggle for freedom and independence.
The oak branches represent perseverance and strength. Before euro coins were introduced, the one kroon coins struck in cupro-nickel had already been demonetized on May 31, , while the five krooni coins were rarely being circulated. It was only after the Soviets retreated from Estonia that the flag was readopted as the national flag of the newly independent nation on August 7, It features a golden shield, surrounded by golden oak branches.
As for the krooni banknotes, in , ten krooni notes were introduced by the Eesti Pank followed by the , 50, and 5 krooni, the , 20 krooni, and , krooni.
Within the shield, there are three blue lions, which are left-faced and with red tongues and are stacked on top of each other. However, 20 senti struck in nickel-plated steel, and 1 kroon in aluminum-bronze was introduced in and respectively. The anthem was officially adopted as the national anthem of Estonia in The Estonian euro currency entered into circulation on January 1, The kroon EEK, Kr was the official currency between the years of and , and also between and The Euro started circulating with the kroon between January 1 and 14, , after which Estonia made the euro its sole legal tender.
The blue color of the flag represents faith, loyalty, and devotion, besides being reminiscent of the sky, sea, and lakes of the country. At a rate of marks being equivalent to 1 kroon, the first kroon replaced the Estonian mark which was the country's official currency between and The kroon was subdivided into cents. Ei leia mina iial teal see suure, laia ilma peal, mis mul nii armas oleks ka, kui sa, mu isamaa!
The flag has a width-to-length proportion ratio of The current flag of Estonia first appeared on September 17, , when it was used as a symbol of the Estonian Students Society in the city of Tartu. The national flag of Estonia is a tricolour featuring three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white. The National Flag of Estonia is a horizontal tricolor featuring three equal horizontal bands of blue top , black, and white.
The Eesti Pank exchanges kroon coins and banknotes of any amount into the Estonian euro. In Estonian it is colloquially called the sinimustvalge (lit. Denominations of 1 kroon, 50, 20, 10, and 5 senti were introduced in the country in The senti were struck in aluminum-bronze while the kroon was cupro-nickel. The three blue lions on the shield are ancient Estonian symbols and are derived from the greater coat of arms of the Danish King Valdemar II, who ruled over Tallinn Northern Estonia in The first of the three lions symbolize the courage in the fight for freedom during ancient times, the second for courage in the uprisings in Harjumaa, and the third for courage in the fight for freedom during modern times.
On January 1, , the Kroon became Estonia's official legal tender. The 50 krooni note was introduced in and was issued only once. The kroon was exchanged for foreign currency by the Bank of Estonia so that it could secure credibility. It also symbolizes the snow that covers much of Estonia for a large part of the year, as well as summer nights illuminated by the midnight sun. The Eesti Pank was established on February 24, , to regulate the circulation of the currency.
In Estonian it is called the " sinimustvalge " (literally "blue-black-white"), after the colours of the bands. Second krooni banknotes were introduced in in denominations of , , 25, 10, 5, 2, and 1 kroon. 'blue-black-white'). Once more, under Soviet rule, the flag of Estonia was banned again. The normal size is × cm. The flag of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti lipp) is a tricolour featuring three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black (middle), and white (bottom).
The black color symbolizes the fertile black soil of the country and the dark past and suffering endured by the Estonian people.