2 Euro Paul Keres

Features

Issuer	Estonia
Period	Republic (1991-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2016
Value	2 Euro 2 EUR = USD 2.13
Currency	Euro (2011-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Weight	8.5 g
Diameter	25.75 mm
Thickness	2.25 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 80919
References	KM# 78 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

100th Anniversary of the Birth of Paul Keres

Obverse

Paul Keres, an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer, who was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s, facing left

Keres narrowly missed a chance at a world championship match on five occasions. He won the 1938 AVRO tournament, which led to negotiations for a title match against champion Alexander Alekhine, but the match never took place due to World War II. After the war Keres was runner-up in the Candidates' Tournament on four consecutive occasions.

Due to these and other strong results, many chess historians consider Keres the strongest player never to become world champion and one of the greatest players in history. He was nicknamed "Paul the Second", "The Eternal Second" and "The Crown Prince of Chess".

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PAUL KERES
EESTI
2016

Translation:
Paul Keres
Estonia
2016

Engraver: Riho Luuse

Reverse

The face value, next to a map showing the European continent without borders.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2 EURO
LL

Engraver: Luc Luycx

Edge

"O" and "E E S T I" repeated alternately upright and inverted

Lettering: EESTI O EESTI O

Translation: Estonia Estonia

Mint

Lithuanian Mint (Lietuvos Monetu Kalykla), Vilnius, Lithuania (1990-date)

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Date	Mintage	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
2016	495 000	$ 3.30	$ 3.30	$ 3.30	$ 3.70	99%
2016	5 000					0.7%	Coin card

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