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[[Image:Estonia SB1115-39103o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers November 2015, lot 39103]]
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This specimen was lot 39103 in Stack's Bowers Winter sale (Baltimore, November 2015), where it sold for $440.63. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "ESTONIA. 100 Krooni, 2008. PCGS PROOF-69 DEEP CAMEO. Platinum. From a mintage of only 3,000 coins. Struck on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the republic. Attractive design that shows well on this very hard precious metal." 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.

''Recorded mintage:'' 3,000 proofs.

''Specification:'' 7.77 g, 0.999 fine platinum, 18 mm diameter, 0.2481 Troy ounces APW.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-13; KM-47. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, and Todd McKenna, ''The November 2015 Baltimore Auction, World Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Ray Czabor Collection and selections from the Strong Museum,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2015.

''Link to:''
* [[Estonia 2007 100 krooni|2007 100 krooni, fifteenth anniversary of the Estonian currency]]
* [[Estonia 2008 50 krooni|2008 50 krooni]]
* [[Estonia 2009 100 krooni|2009 100 krooni]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 2008]]
* return to coins of [[Estonia]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2015 Baltimore sale]]