Eesti Pank has announced an exciting new competition to design a collector coin in honour of the Estonian Forest Brothers. The silver collector coin will enter circulation in 2026 and Eesti Pank will accept designs for the competition until noon on 3 November 2025.
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 brave men and women who chose to resist Soviet occupation forces and keep alive the people’s dream of a free Estonia.
Thousands of fighters operated in the Estonian forests during 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, but were mostly ordinary Estonian people defending freedom. 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 become free again.
Entry rules to the competition can be found here. Designs should be submitted by the deadline to: Mündikonkurss (Metsavendlus), Eesti Pank, Estonia pst 13, 15095 Tallinn.
