Estonia opens issuing commemorative 2-euro coins of this country 2016 also debuts as the new issuer of such currency, the euro since its arrival in 2011, had yet to issue commemorative coin for circulation.
The centenary of the birth of Paul Keres, considered one of the best chess players of all time, which today is precisely the January 7 event for which was issued this coin is true, was the theme chosen by Estonia to give the jump to the commemorative 2-euro coins.
In my opinion, this first currency has been very well, a new theme, character linked to the world of chess, with an engraving quality that makes the currency paint very well.
In the coin features a portrait of the Estonian chess grandmaster Paul Keres with some chess pieces. In the upper left, in semicircle, is the inscription 'Paul Keres. " On the left side the name of the issuing country is, 'Eesti' and, underneath, the year of issue, '2016'.
The coin minted by the Mint of Lithuania has issued a volume of 500,000 pieces, of which 5,000 are presented in a BU coincard as the price of 10 euros in Estonia. The design of the coin corresponds to Riho Luuse, winner of the contest that was called at the time.
Paul Keres
Paul Keres (Narva, Russian Empire, January 7, 1916 - Helsinki, Finland, June 5, 1975) was an Estonian chess player, one of the best chess players of all time, but he never became world champion. Because never win the world title despite his enormous talent, in the chess environment he has been called the "eternal uncrowned champion".
The unofficial web Chessmetrics Keres established in the "top ten" of the ten best chess players in the world between 1936 and 1965, and one of the best averages of all victories in chess history.
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