Kroon

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1 kroon(1996)

The kroon (ISO 4217 code: EEK) is the official currency of Estonia.

One kroon is divided into 100 sent (singular).

Historically, the Estonian kroon was pegged to the Deutsche Mark; it is now attached to the euro and has been stable since 20 June1992 at a rate of 15.64664 krooni to the euro. Since 2004 is rate of 15.6466 krooni to the euro.

Notes in circulation: 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 500 krooni. Coins in circulation: 5, 10, 20, and 50 senti, 1 kroon and 5 krooni.

The kroon is now pegged closely to the Euro in ERM II, the EU's exchange rate mechanism. Estonia was party to joining the mechanism since joining the EU - actual entry was on 28 June 2004 [1].

Estonian banknotes
Denomination	Portrait
1	Kristjan Raud
2	Karl Ernst von Baer
5	Paul Keres
10	Jakob Hurt
25	Anton Hansen Tammsaare
50	Rudolf Tobias
100	Lydia Koidula
500	Carl Robert Jakobson
Estonian kroon coins

External links

• Bank of Estonia

Crowns

Current crowns: Czech koruna | Danish krone | Estonian kroon | Faroese króna | Icelandic króna | Norwegian krone | Slovak koruna | Swedish krona

Formerly used crowns: Austro-Hungarian crown | British crown | Czechoslovak crown | Slovak crown (WWII)

Pre-euro currencies and non-euro currencies

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