1 kroon ESTONIA (1999) Song Festival in Tallin

1 kroon 1999 Song Festival in Tallin - Estonian coins

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
23.25 mm	5.0 g	1.75 mm	Cu₈₉Al₅Zn₅Sn₁

obverse:

in the coin centre a national bird of Estonia - swallow; below issue date 1999; along the top edge: EESTI VABARIIKI (Republic of Estonia)

reverse:

in the coin centre a scheme of the festival stage in Tallin; below face value: 1 KROON

edge:

three plain and three reeded sections

issue date:

1 VII 1999

withdrawal date:

15 I 2011

designer:

Mati Karmin

mint:

Lietuvos Monetų Kalykla (The Lithuanian Mint), Vilnius, Lithuania

mintage:

1999

50 000

interesting facts:

The commemorative coin of 1 kroon from 1999 was struck to commemorate 130th anniversary of the first national festival organised in Tartu. This festival is the most important cultural event in Estonia. It brings huge audience (the top score 150 000 visitors in 1969). It is organised in a five-year cycle on the stage in Tallin. The largest joined chorus consisted of 24 500 performers (in 1969), singing simultanously the same song.

festiwal w Tallinie

last update: 3 VIII 2013

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