Bank of Estonia

The Bank of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Pank) is the Estonian member of the Eurosystem and has been the monetary authority for Estonia from 1919 to 2010, albeit with a long suspension between 1940 and 1991, issuing the Estonian kroon. The bank doesn't translate its name to English but uses its Estonian name Eesti Pank in all English communications.

Bank of Estonia
Eesti Pank
Head office at Estonia puiestee 13 in Tallinn, erected 1935 on a design by architects Eugen Habermann and Herbert Johanson
HeadquartersTallinn
Coordinates59.432778°N 24.749167°E / 59.432778; 24.749167
Established24 February 1919 (1919-02-24)
Ownership100% state ownership
GovernorMadis Müller (2019-)
Central bank ofEstonia
Reserves300 million USD
Succeeded byEuropean Central Bank (2011)1
Websitewww.eestipank.ee
1 The Bank of Estonia still exists but many functions have been taken over by the ECB.
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