2 euro Estonia 2022 – 150th anniversary of the Estonian Literary Society BU

The Society of Estonian Writers was founded in 1872 in Viljandi. The society was founded to popularize literature and writing in the Estonian language and thus to raise the level of culture of the Estonian people.

The coin depicts an open book with the words of the first president of the Estonian Writers’ Society, Jakob Hört, written on it: ” Kui me ei saa suureks rahvaarvult, peame saama suureks vaimult” , which means ” If we cannot be a great nation numerically, we must be great in spirit “ . Coin designer Riho Luuse.

Denomination: 2 euro

Material: bimetal

Quality: BU

Circulation: 12 000

The coin is packed in a special numismatic package.

Riho Luuse is the designer who also created the two euro coin dedicated to Paul Keres released in 2016 and the collectible gold and silver coins dedicated to Hanseatic Tallinn in 2017.