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500 Krooni
| Issuer | Eesti Pank (Bank of Estonia) |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Size | 140 x 70 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | 500 KROONI EESTI PANK Sakala. CARL ROBERT JAKOBSON (1841–1882) PRESIDENT NŌUKOGU LIIGE CARL ROBERT JAKOBSON 1841-1882 1994 |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Estonia's 1994 500 Krooni was issued just three years after the country restored the kroon as part of its broader break from Soviet monetary infrastructure — the 1992 currency reform had already retired the ruble, and this higher denomination followed as economic stabilization allowed for larger-value notes. De La Rue printed the series in London, a deliberate choice signaling institutional credibility at a moment when Estonian banking was rebuilding from scratch.
For a De La Rue product of this period, the security specification is notably spare — watermark only, with none of the thread or foil features appearing on contemporaneous issues from the same printer.