The 10-kroon
banknotes were printed in 1991 and 1992 by the British printing house Thomas De
La Rue and Company Ltd.
In 1994, an additional series of 10-kroon banknotes was printed by the British printing house Thomas De La Rue and Company Ltd. The new banknotes were put into circulation in 1997. The design and main colour of the new series are the same as on the 1991 and 1992 notes, only some more advanced security elements were added. The area to the left of the portrait has been printed in UV fluorescent silver. In the vertical serial number, each following number from the top down is bigger than the previous one. Instead of a multicoloured guilloche in the lower-right corner, there is a stylised image of a cornflower. On both the front and back sides, the image of the cornflower has coloured and uncoloured areas. When the note is held up to the light, the coloured and uncoloured areas on the front and back sides overlap and form a full image of cornflower.
As the adoption of the euro was
postponed, an additional series of 10-kroon banknotes was printed in 2006 by
the British printing house De La Rue Currency The new notes were put into
circulation in January 2007. The main colour, design and basic security
features are similar to those of the 1994 banknotes, only some more up-to-date
security elements were added. The watermark depicting three lions was replaced
with a watermark presenting the portrait of Jakob Hurt. Instead of the light
security thread a modern, dark security thread with a transparent repeating
text “10 EEK EESTI PANK” was put into use. A tactile element for the visually
impaired was added on the front side representing the letter H in Morse code In
2007, an additional series of 10-kroon banknotes was printed. The design,
colours and security features remained the same as on the 2006 notes; only the
year is different. The new banknotes were put into circulation in 2009.
Front
The front side of the banknote features JAKOB
HURT (1839–1907) – an Estonian folklorist, theologian, linguist and
one of the prominent figures of the national awakening movement in the 19th
century. He was one of the organisers of the first Song Festival in 1869 and
his sermons contributed to the idea of Estonian-language school education.
Jakob Hurt initiated and led a vast campaign to collect Estonian folklore.
Back
The back side of the banknote displays a view of
the Tamme-Lauri oak tree at Urvaste in Võrumaa. It is the oldest oak in Estonia
with the broadest diameter. It has a perimeter of 130 metres, a height of 8
metres and is 680 years old.
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