Estonia, 1931 AD., first republic, Tallinn mint, 10 Senti, KM 12.
Estonia, first republic, engraver: Georg Vestenberg, Tallinn mint, 1931 AD.,
10 Senti (ø 17,8 mm / 2,51 g), nickel-bronze (Cu70Zn20Ni10), 2,50 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 5.722.000 , axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge,
Obv.: 19 - 31 , national arms: three facing lions walking left within shield, divided date flanking.
Rev.: EESTI VABARIIK / 10 / SENTI , state, value and denomination.
KM 12 .
Year / Mintage
1931 / 5.722.000
Georg Westenberg (ka Georg Vestenberg; 31. jaanuar 1902 Tallinn – 18. oktoober 1980 Stockholm) oli eesti graafik.
Ta lõpetas 1921. aastal Tallinna Kunsttööstuskooli nahatöö ja raamatuköitmise erialal ning õppis maalikunsti Anatoli Kaigorodovi ateljees. Alates 1944. aastast elas ta Rootsis.
Georg Westenberg on kujundanud Eesti Vabariigi rahatähti, münte, kirjamarke ja tempelmarke, samuti raamatuid. Ta viljeles ka õli-, akvarell- ja pastellmaali. Ta oli Riigi Trükikoja valerahade-ekspert.
Georg Westenberg (also Georg Vestenberg, Tallinn January 31, 1902 - October 18, 1980 Stockholm) was an Estonian graphic artist.
He graduated in 1921 in Tallinn Art School leatherwork and bookbinding profession, and studied painting in the studio of Anatoly Kaigorodov. After 1944 he lived in Sweden.
Georg Westenberg has shaped banknotes, coins, stamps for the Republic of Estonia, as well as books. He practiced in oil, watercolor and pastel paintings. He was an expert on finances to the State Printing House.