Obverse

National arms within wreath

Designer Georg Vestenberg

Reverse

Denomination above date

Legend
English
EESTI VABARIIK 10 MARKA 1926
Republic of Estonia

Edge

Type Milled

Issues

  • 1926
    Mintage

    Most of this issue was melted down; Not released to circulation

    Sold at Gorny & Mosch · Oct 2019 · XF · $8,290

    Sold at Fritz Rudolf Künker · Jun 2020 · XF-Unc · $24,750

    VF€980UNC€1,300

Catalogue numbers

KM#
8

Physical

Metal
Nickel-Bronze70% Copper, 20% Zinc, 10% Nickel
Weight
6.25 g
Diameter
26 mm
Shape
Round
Alignment
Medal (0°)
Technique
Milled

Details

Value
10 Marka
Type
Collector
Demonetized
Yes

Notes

Out of the 860,260 coins minted in total, 860,000 were melted down, and only 10 pieces survived. The other 250 belong to a set of specimens ordered by the Bank of Estonia in 1929. The mintage in the Standard Catalog of World Coins (Krause), 2,789,400, is incorrect