2Euro 100th anniversary of the Estonian written language 2025

The Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank has announced the design Raamatuid, or Books, by Svetlin Balezdrov as the winning design in the design competition for the two-euro coin for 500 years of Estonian as a written language. Eesti Bank will issue the two-euro circulation coin with a special design in circulation in the first half of 2025 to mark a historically very important moment for Estonian culture, as it will be 500 years since the first publication containing words in Estonian appeared and Estonian as a written language began. Following a proposal by the committee invited by the central bank, the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank has approved the design by Svetlin Balezdrov as the winner of the design competition for the two-euro coin dedicated to 500 years of written Estonian. Svetlin Balezdrov explained that the design of the coin symbolized the Estonian literary tradition. The center of the coin shows four stylized books forming the letter E and the design is surrounded by the words “Eesti kirjakeel 500” and the years 1525. The date of circulation has not been announced,