15 Euro

2026Collector

Metal
Silver .925
Weight
28.28 g
Diameter
38.61 mm
Shape
Round
Alignment
Medal 0°
Technique
Milled

Details

Value: 15 Euro

Type: Collector

Issuer: Bank of Estonia (Eesti Pank)

Subject: 150th anniversary of the birth of world champion Georg Lurich

Notes

The center of the coin is based on a portrait from the early 20th century of the young fighter with the determined gaze, whose stance radiates energy and strength. Designer Riho Luuse explained that the portrait was artistically a very well realized photograph. The face that was hand-sculpted for the coin is not an exact replica of the photograph, but an aggregated portrait of Georg Lurich composed from detailed analysis of many different images made at different times. The wrestling figures in the background are taken from a postcard from 1901 showing Georg Lurich and Aleksander Aberg demonstrating wrestling. The silver coin was designed by Riho Luuse, who is a designer and the founder of the design bureau Umbra, and he has designed stamps for Eesti Post and Omniva, and several coins for Eesti Pank, including the two-euro coin for Paul Keres, the gold and silver coins for Hanseatic Tallinn, the gold coin for the Livonian Diet, the silver coin for the Estonian farming couple, and more besides

Diameter38.61 mm
Weight28.28 g
AlignmentMedal

MetalSilver .925

Obverse

Words EESTI VABARIIK and the Estonian coat of arms

Legend

English

2026 EESTI VABARIIK

Republic of Estonia

DesignerDesigner: Riho Luuse

Reverse

The design of the silver coin uses a portrait of Georg Lurich and figures of wrestlers in bas-relief together with the text “GEORG LURICH”, the years that he lived, and the nominal value of the coin 15€

Legend

15 €

DesignerDesigner: Riho Luuse

Edge

TypeType: Plain

Issues

Year	Mintage	Type
		Proof

2026 Lithuanian MintProof
Mintage