Estonia 2 Euro 2019 University of Tartu Coloured

The University of Tartu (Tartu Ülikool) is not only the oldest but also the largest university in Estonia. Tartu has 93,983 inhabitants and, after Tallinn, is the largest city in Estonia. The University of Tartu was founded in 1632 but was closed for many years because of the many wars that Estonia was involved in. Since 1802 the university has not been closed. After the end of the first World War Estonia became independent and in 1919 the university became the National University. From 1919 the official language in the university became Estonian. The university has nine faculties, with the Faculty of Economics being highly regarded. Of the world's best 500 universities, the Tartu university stands in position 301, it is the only Baltic State university that is in this top 500. There are no fewer than 18,000 students in this university. The main building of the university is depicted on the face of this coloured 2 euro coin. Also remembered is the fact that the official language has been Estonian for 100 years. In Estonian the words 'Rahvusülikool' (national university) and 'Universital Tartu' (Tartu University) are also shown. The year of founding, 1632, is shown at the bottom of the coin with the year of issue, 2019, shown to the right. On the left is the country name 'Eesti' (Estonia). This coloured €2 coin is packed in a coin capsule.