Eesti Pank is issuing a two-euro coin with a special design on 5 June that is dedicated to the beloved character Sipsik from children’s storybooks, who has been a favourite among generations of readers and has inspired a love of books in tens of thousands of children.
Sipsik was created by the author Eno Raud and the artist Edgar Valter, and has been dear to the hearts of Estonians for over half a century. Sipsik’s stories were the first adventure in reading for many, many children, who learned about friendship and the importance of caring, and discovered the magic of play and the imagination.
Sipsik has travelled in his 65 years from the pages of a children’s magazine to books and films, and now onto a coin. The drawings of Edgar Valter helped designer Ivar Sakk create the image of Sipsik to go on the coin.
The coin card was designed by the graphic artist Vladimir Taiger, who was also one of the designers of the Estonian kroon banknotes. The text on the coin card was written by the artist and writer Piret Raud.
A total of one million Sipsik coins have been minted, of which 8500 are BU (brilliant uncirculated) quality and are sold on a coin card. The coins were minted by the Lithuanian mint. The two-euro commemorative coins with the special design are valid as legal tender throughout the euro area and they are issued into circulation through banks and shops.
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