Estonia 1924 mark
This specimen was lot 74470 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "ESTONIA. Mark, 1924. NGC MS-65. An attractive Mint State coin with a pale golden tone and lustrous surfaces." Estonia, long occupied by Czarist Russia, obtained its independence in the aftermath of World War One. Reoccupied by the Russians in 1940, she was subject to Soviet rule until 1991, when the collapse of the Communists allowed the Estonians to once again reclaim independence. This one year type, accompanied by five and three marka, is fairly common. It replaced a copper-nickel issue of 1922 (KM 1). In 1929, the coinage was reformed so that 100 senti = one kroon.
Recorded mintage: 1,985,000.
Specification: 2.6 g, nickel bronze, 18 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-1a.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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