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Eesti Pank is calling for designs for a silver coin dedicated to the Forest Brothers

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08.10.2025

Eesti Pank is announcing a competition to design a collector coin for the Forest Brothers. The silver collector coin will enter circulation in 2026 and Eesti Pank will accept designs for the competition until 12.00 noon on 3 November.

Eesti Pank will be issuing a silver coin to commemorate the Forest Brothers as part of the series of coins dedicated to resistance. The Forest Brothers were men and women who decided to resist the terror of the Soviet occupation forces and keep alive the people’s dream of a free Estonia.

Thousands of fighters operated in the Estonian forests in the 1940s and 1950s, and their determination and commitment inspired whole generations. Their story reminds us that freedom should not be taken for granted but must be nurtured and defended. The Forest Brothers were not always soldiers who had fought at the front, as they were mostly ordinary Estonian people. The coin dedicated to the Forest Brothers is a tribute to those who would not accept occupation but continued to resist in the hope that Estonia would again become free.

The idea behind the series of collector coins dedicated to Resistance is to recognise activities and groups that in one way or another helped resist the occupation of Estonia and stood up for an independent and free Estonia. The first coin in the series was a silver coin dedicated to the Finnish Boys that is being issued in October 2025.

Checklist for coin designers

  • The design must be submitted in black and white with the achromatic colours black, white and grey.
  • The design must show the different raised and lower surfaces.
  • If the design uses reflective surfaces or matt areas, these should be shown separately.
  • The design must be submitted on a sheet of A4 in portrait format in the scales of 1:1 and 4:1.
  • The different variations on the design must all be presented as separate designs.
  • Each design must be submitted on a separate page and given a one-word title.
  • If multiple designs are submitted, they should each have separate keywords.
  • Each design must be accompanied by a sealed envelope containing the designer’s details, and nothing should be written on the envelope except the keyword title of the design.

    For more on the competition, see the Eesti Pank website. Designs that do not conform to the technical or other terms and conditions of the design competition will be neither considered nor assessed.

    The prize for the winner of the design competition is 3000 euros, with the second placed design receiving 2000 euros, and the third placed 1000. Individuals and groups of designers are welcome to participate in the design competition.

    Designs for the collector coin should be sent to Eesti Pank by 12.00 noon on 3 November 2025 at the latest. The results of the competition will be announced by Eesti Pank by 31 December 2025 at the latest.

    For further information:
    Piret Luhakooder
    Cash and Infrastructure Department
    668 0791
    Email: [email protected]

    Gerli Rauk
    Communications officer
    668 0842
    [email protected]
    Press enquiries: [email protected]