2 krooni
Illustration — Obverse of the 2 krooni bill • Illustration — Reverse of the 2 krooni bill The 2 krooni banknote (2 EEK) is a denomination of the Estonian kroon, the former currency of Estonia. Karl Ernst von Baer, who was an Estonian Baltic German anthropologist, naturalist and geographer (1792–1876), is featured with a portrait on the obverse. The 2 krooni bill is called sometimes a "kahene" meaning "a two".
2 krooni
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History of the banknote
History of the banknote
A view of Tartu University which was founded in 1632 is featured on the reverse. Before the replacement of the EEK by the euro, the 2 krooni banknote was the smallest denomination most commonly used by Estonian residents on an everyday basis. It can be exchanged indefinitely at the currency museum of Eesti Pank for €0.13.
• 1992: first series issued by the Bank of Estonia; • 2006: second series issued; • 2007: third series issued; • 2011: withdrawn from circulation and replaced by the euro
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Security features
Source: • 1992 • On the right-hand side of the banknote there is a watermark depicting the Tall Hermann Tower of Toompea Castle. • The paper of the banknotes contains security fibres of different colour. • Each note contains a security strip. • Each banknote has a seven-digit serial number printed in black. • 2006 • Portrait watermark. • Dark security thread with transparent text "2 EEK EESTI PANK". • Microprint, repeated text "EESTI PANK". • Tactile intaglio-printed elements. • Latent number "2". • Signatures. Governor, Chairman of the Board. • Anti-copier line-structure. • UV-fluorescent fibres glowing green. • UV-fluorescent security thread glowing blue. • UV-fluorescent rectangle with the denomination "2". • Serial numbers.
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