The Central Bank of Estonia published second-quarter 2025 cash statistics showing 9.22 million euro banknotes worth EUR 321 million and 2.97 million coins worth EUR 2 million were issued into circulation, with issuance up 44% for banknotes and doubling for coins compared with the first quarter. The most issued banknote was the EUR 50, accounting for over half of all banknotes, while the five-cent coin was the most issued coin at 24%. Returns to the central bank totalled 6.26 million banknotes worth EUR 221 million, 8% more than the previous quarter, and 1.78 million unfit banknotes were destroyed during sorting. Commercial banks returned 5.47 million circulation coins worth EUR 0.54 million, about a third of the previous quarter’s level, with the two-cent coin representing 44% of returned coins; the earlier quarter’s higher volumes were linked to the introduction of the rounding rule from the start of the year, while one and two-cent coins remain legal tender. ATM activity totalled 5.6 million cash withdrawals worth EUR 930 million and cash deposits worth EUR 484 million, down 10% and 6% respectively year on year; Estonia had 664 ATMs at quarter-end, including 225 that accept deposits. Eesti Pank continued to exchange Estonian kroons, recording 189 transactions worth EUR 69,577 in the quarter, while an estimated EUR 43.5 million equivalent in kroon banknotes and coins remains outstanding. The Estonian Forensic Science Institute registered 99 counterfeit euro banknotes and 36 counterfeit coins in the quarter, and the joint coin exchange programme with Omniva at two post offices in Tallinn and Tartu was extended to the end of 2025.

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