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5 Krooni
| Issuer | Bank of Estonia |
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| Year | 1991-1992 |
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| Currency | New kroon (1992-2011) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Paul Keres, the celebrated Estonian chess grandmaster, occupies the right portion of the face, rendered in intaglio against a light guilloche underprint. A vignette of chess pieces appears in the upper right corner, reinforcing the subject's identity. Denomination and issuer inscriptions are present in Estonian. |
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| Reverse description | A landscape vignette presents the Narva River with the medieval Hermann Castle (Hermanni linnus) on the Estonian left bank and the Ivangorod Fortress on the Russian right bank facing it, rendered in fine intaglio line work. The composition conveys the historic border landscape in muted tonal shading. Denomination numerals and issuer text appear within the design. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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