15 Euro

2023Collector

KM# 110

Metal
Silver .925
Weight
28.28 g
Fine weight
Fine 0.84 g
Diameter
38.61 mm
Shape
Round
Alignment
Medal 0°
Technique
Milled · Coloured

Details

Value: 15 Euro

Type: Collector

Subject: 150th anniversary of the birth of Konstantin Konik

Notes

Konstantin Konik was born in Tartu in 1873 and graduated from the faculty of medicine of the University of Tartu. After graduating he worked as a doctor, and during the Russo-Japanese war he worked in a hospital of the Odesa Red Cross in Trans-Baikal. When he returned to his homeland, he trained further at a clinic in Tartu specializing in wounds, and qualified as a doctor. He also engaged in politics in Tartu, and he became one of the leading lights of Jaan Tõnisson’s Progress Party. Konstantin Konik moved to Tallinn at the start of 1909, where he quickly became one of the most important figures of the national movement. He played an active role as a member of the Estonian Salvation Committee in proclaiming the Republic of Estonia and in reading out the declaration of independence on 24 February 1918. After being imprisoned during the German occupation, Konik continued his efforts for the independence of Estonia, and during the War of Independence, he fought the spread of infectious diseases and helped in hospitals for the wounded. In independent Estonia, Konstantin Konik focused mainly on his medical work, but he remained in politics. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly and then of the Riigikogu from 1932, where he was Minister of Education and Social Affairs in the fourth government of Jaan Tõnisson. His main focus though was on the independence of the medical community in Estonia and he was the first Estonian to become a surgeon and served for a long time as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, making him a prominent leader in the development of the Estonian medical profession

KM# 110

Diameter38.61 mm
Weight28.28 g
AlignmentMedal

MetalSilver .925

Obverse

National arms

Legend

English

EESTI VABARIIK 2023

Republic of Estonia 2023

DesignerDesigner: Kaili-Lotta Juhkam

Reverse

Portrait of statesman Konstantin Konik wearing a blue, black and white tie

Legend

150

KONSTATIN KONIK

15€

Edge

TypeType: Plain

Issues

Year	Mintage	Type	Proof
		Proof

2023 Lithuanian MintProof
Mintage
Proof price €130, no grade