Estonia 10 cents 2011 - Geographical image of Estonia

Obverse of Estonia 10 cents 2011 - Geographical image of Estonia

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Krause - Mishler KM# 4
Details Estonian euro coins feature a single design for all eight coins. This is a design by Lembit Lohmus and features a contour of Estonia together with the word Eesti (Estonia) and twelve stars, symbolic of the EU, surrounding the map.

The design raised a great criticism during 2010 as many people started to protest against the design of Estonian euro coins asking to change the initial idea and follow EU Member States on assigning different symbols to different coins
Specifications Diameter - 19.75mm Thickness - 1.93mm Weight - 4.1gr
Composition Nordic gold (89% copper - 5% aluminium - 5% zinc - 1% tin)
Edge Shaped edge with fine scallops (40 scallops)
Comments Designer: Lembit Lohmus
Mintage 30,000,000 pieces

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Author: Ioannis Androulakis