| Description : Paul Keres (1916‐1975), the Estonian chess master, was
awarded the title "International Grand Master" in 1950. Estonia's first national €2 commemorative coin, designed by Riho
Luuse, shows him in profile, with two chess squares and four pieces ‐ (from left to right) pawn, king, knight and
rook ‐ the latter three of which are both embossed in relief and (upside down) recessed as a "inside out" form. Top
left of the coin in a semi circle is the name "PAUL KERES" together with the name of the issuing country "EESTI" (Estonia)
and the year of issue "2016" below it. The coin was produced without mint marks by the Lithuanian mint Lietuvos monetų
kalykla in Vilnius. |