Sir Sisu
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« on: March 25, 2010, 11:36:22 PM » |
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OK, it's not an actual legal tender coin, but it was the first Estonian coin in my collection: private issue 1990  If anyone has any specific info on this coin (who commissioned this, where was it struck, mintage figures, composition, etc) please post.  |
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« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2010, 12:39:09 AM » |
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That piece is often referred to as a "separatists issue". Seems there are different versions - one that has the same diameter and composition as the 1934 original, others are smaller and silver or gold plated bronze. See the "Võltsingud" section of this article (in Estonian) ... well, you may know that anyway. Christian |
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« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2010, 12:51:10 AM » |
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Or if your completely baffled by Estonian (I.e. Me) you can use google translate |
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« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2010, 01:12:32 AM » |
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Pssst. Guess how I learned what the Estonian article actually said ...  Christian |
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« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2010, 07:13:25 AM » |
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The most complete info on Estonian unusuals can be found here. And here. |
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Sir Sisu
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« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2010, 10:08:37 AM » |
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The most complete info on Estonian unusuals can be found here. And here. Great link, thanks! From what I can tell my coin seems to be number 5 on that chart. I guess the other details will remain a mystery unless there still exists some kind of documentation regarding the production of these: contract order, payment, production amount, etc. ? |
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« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2010, 08:09:15 PM » |
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Soviet Union collapsed in august 1991, so in 1989/1990 there wasn't Republic of Estonia restored yet. This is private issue, actually smaller copy of 1934 coin. Just a souvenire token. Sorry.  |
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« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2010, 08:35:28 PM » |
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Soviet Union collapsed in august 1991, so in 1989/1990 there wasn't Republic of Estonia restored yet.
No, the union was collapsing all the three years, step by step. There was a USSR law "On economic independence of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia", and it was adopted at 28.11.1989. So all the three republics started creating their currencies. For example Lithuanian trial coins are dated with "1990". |
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« Reply #9 on: March 28, 2010, 01:01:55 PM » |
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So from what I read in another thread here, it seems that there no longer exists any documentation regarding the production of these private issues coins? What group ordered them? What company manufactured them? How many were ordered/produced? etc.
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