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Estonian kroon — restored 1992 currency: research record

Evidence coverage: 1992–2011. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.

This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.

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Currency continuity

Estonian kroon — restored 1992 currency

T-FTM000803 · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Dated observations: 1992–2011; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

Children / successors

Euro — converging national replacementsabsorbed into existing currency · 2011-01-01 · later absorption or contribution
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Siblings

Monetary history 4 events

Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.

2011-01-01Euro monetary substitution

1 EUR = 15.6466 EEK. Estonia: euro adoption 2011-01-01; cash 2011-01-01. Regulation 974/98 substitutes the euro for each participating state’s currency on its adoption date; cash changeover is separately defined.

C694, C695, C646
2011-01-01Euro cash changeover

Estonia: euro adoption 2011-01-01; cash 2011-01-01.

C695
1992-06-20Territorial currency separation

Estonia generally exchanged 10 rubles per kroon. Cash above 1,500 rubles used 50:1; do not apply 10:1 to every holding.

C824
1992Name revival

The restored kroon revived the interwar currency name and symbols.

C825
Evidence & research notes 4 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C694

1 EUR = 15.6466 EEK.

Council of the European Union · Council Regulation (EC) 2866/98 — consolidation at 1 January 2026 Citation S348 · Open source ↗

art.1, Estonia currency row; exact decimal retained

Source access and limitations

Article 2’s original 1999 commencement does not backdate later-added currencies.

Country-specific dates come from the separate 974/98 annex.

Supported C695

Estonia: euro adoption 2011-01-01; cash 2011-01-01.

Council of the European Union · Council Regulation (EC) 974/98 — consolidation at 1 January 2026 Citation S347 · Open source ↗

Annex, Estonia row; arts.2–3 provide substitution

Source access and limitations

Consolidation, not an as-made 1998 text.

National short cash-withdrawal periods and every accession amendment were not individually audited.

Supported C824

Estonia generally exchanged 10 rubles per kroon. Cash above 1,500 rubles used 50:1; do not apply 10:1 to every holding.

Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 Citation S98 · Open source ↗

Estonia, PDF p. 82, Currency history

Source access and limitations

Historical reference, not a 2026 legal-status audit.

Only selected country milestones used.

Supported C825

The restored kroon revived the interwar currency name and symbols.

Eesti Pank Museum · History of Estonian money Citation S410 · Open source ↗

Estonian mark; first kroon; occupation; second kroon sections

Source access and limitations

The museum simplifies Soviet reforms.

Record their existence, but do not infer a universal 1947 conversion rate or uninterrupted territorial use.

Supported C646

Regulation 974/98 substitutes the euro for each participating state’s currency on its adoption date; cash changeover is separately defined.

Council of the European Union · Council Regulation (EC) 974/98 — consolidation at 1 January 2026 Citation S347 · Open source ↗

arts.1, 1a, 2–3

Source access and limitations

Consolidation, not an as-made 1998 text.

National short cash-withdrawal periods and every accession amendment were not individually audited.

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