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Estonian interwar currency — mark and kroon

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Introduction and ending not established
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Prussian thaler

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Estonian interwar currency — mark and kroon: documented and qualified family connections PARENTS THIS CURRENCY CHILDREN German mark — 1871–1948 continuityGerman mark 1919 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1919 Estonian interwar currency — mark and kroonEstonian interwar currency Currency history Later adoption · see history below

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The story

The kroon replaced 100 Estonian marks. [1]

Estonia introduced Soviet rubles at 1.25 rubles per kroon. Kroons temporarily co-circulated; the displayed ratio is kroons per ruble. [2]

Replacement by an existing currency

This conversion belongs to the history of the retiring unit. It does not make that unit an ancestor of the currency adopted.

Turning points

Official bank dates the establishment decision30 November 1918; explicit…

Official bank dates the establishment decision30 November 1918; explicit obligation substitution is documented2 May 1919. Keep separate decision and operational anchors. [3]

Unit standard adoption

The Estonian mark was initially defined at parity with the ostmark. Initial standard, not proof of exclusive replacement of every circulating currency. [4]

Withdrawal

Estonian kroons lost validity under Soviet occupation. [5]

Sources and evidence

  1. Eesti Pank Museum · History of Estonian money
  2. Eesti Pank · History of Eesti Pank
  3. Eesti Pank Museum · History of Estonian money; Estonian Provisional Government; transcription collected by Pekka Linnainen · Ajutise Walitsuse poolt2.mail 1919.a.wastuwõetud määrus wäljamaa rahade asjus
  4. Eesti Pank Museum · History of Estonian money
  5. Eesti Pank Museum · History of Estonian money

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“Estonian interwar currency — mark and kroon.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Updated 2026-10-14; data version v49. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/T-FTM000878.html

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