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Subject of the commemorative coin:
200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica

Description of the design:
The discovery is connected to Estonia. One of the first to see Antarctica in 1820 was Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, a Baltic German navigator born in Saaremaa (Estonia). He described the discovery. The coin features a motif of a sailing ship. The coin also features the following inscriptions: “Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen” and “ANTARKTIKA 200”, the country name “EESTI” and the year of issue “2020”. The coin’s outer ring depicts the twelve stars of the European flag.

Estonia 2020: 200 years of Antarctica discovery

€3.49Price
Quantity
Out of Stock
  • Circulation:
    750,000 coins

    Date of issue:
    March 2020

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