The 5 krooni banknote (5 EEK) is a denomination of the

Estonian kroon The kroon (sign: KR; code: EEK) was the official currency of Estonia for two periods in history: 1928–1940 and 1992–2011. Between 1 January and 14 January 2011, the kroon circulated together with the euro, after which the euro became the sole ...

, the former currency of

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

Paul Keres Paul Keres (; 7 January 1916 – 5 June 1975) was an Estonian chess grandmaster and chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s, and narrowly missed a chance at a World Chess Championship match on five ...

(1916–1975), an Estonian international Grandmaster and prominent chess theorist, is featured with an engraved portrait on the obverse. The reverse features a panoramic view of the

Hermann Castle Hermann Castle ( et, Hermanni linnus, russian: Замок Герман; also known as Hermannsfeste, Herman Castle, Narva Castle (russian: На́рвский за́мок), and Narva fortress) is a castle in Narva, eastern Estonia. It was found ...

in the Estonian city of

Narva Narva, russian: Нарва is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in Ida-Viru County, Ida-Viru county, at the Extreme points of Estonia, eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva (river), Narva river which ...

and, across the

Narva river The river Narva ( et, Narva jõgi; russian: Нарва), formerly also Narova flows north into the Baltic Sea and is the largest Estonian river by discharge. A similar length of land far to the south, together with it and a much longer interm ...

, the neighbouring

Ivangorod Fortress Ivangorod Fortress (russian: Ивангородская крепость, et, Jaanilinna linnus, vot, Jaanilidna) is a 15th century castle in Ivangorod, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located on the east bank of the Narva river which curre ...

. The 5 krooni banknote was first issued in June 1992, shortly after the restoration of the independent Republic of Estonia in August 1991, and it remained in circulation until the kroon was replaced by the

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. A 5 krooni coin was also minted but the banknote was in circulation in much greater numbers. As of now, the note can be exchanged indefinitely at the currency museum of Eesti Pank for €0.32.

History of the banknote

* 1991: first series issued by the

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; * 1992: second series issued; * 1994: third series issued; * 2011: withdrawn from circulation and replaced by the euro

Security features

Source: * 1991;1992 #The watermark of the three lions is visible when the note is horizontal, but springs to life when the note is held against the light. The watermark is in two parts on the edges of the note. #Each note contains a security thread. #The portraits are printed in the main colour of the note and their raised surface can be felt with the fingertips. #Each note has an individual serial number. The horizontal number on the left is printed in black and the vertical number on the right is printed in a different colour on each denomination. #When the note is held at an angle to the light, the denomination of the note can be seen. * 1994 #New colour tints have been used in these areas. #Silver ink has been incorporated into the note. #A new style serial number appears on the right-hand side, in a different colour for each denomination. #When the note is held up to the light, printed areas on the back of the note fill the unprinted areas on the front of the note.

References

External links

Global Financial Data data series - Estonia Kroon

The Global History of Currencies - Estonia
{{Estonian currency and coinage Currencies of Estonia Five-base-unit banknotes

History of the banknote

Security features

See also

References

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