ESTONIA

ESTONIA / EESTI.

Estonian Lighthouses.
Ristna Lighthouse and map.
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 25.02.2000.
Face value: 3.60 Estonian kroon.
Design: Roman Matkiewicz (b. Tallinn, 27.02.1966).
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 1,014,720 copies.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 392.
- Michel No. 365.
- Scott No. 388.
- StampWorld No. 398.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 366.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 353.

Ristna Lighthouse (Estonian: Ristna tuletorn) is located in Ristna Point, in the westernmost part of the Kõpu Peninsula, on the island of Hiiumaa. The metal structure of the lighthouse was built in Gustave Eiffel's factory in Paris and assembled in 1874. It is a 20.5 m (97 ft) hexagonal tower. It consists of two concentric iron cylinders with a spiral staircase between them. During World War I in 1915, the lighthouse was damaged, and five years later, in 1920, the tower was covered with concrete.  In 1994, a satellite navigation base station was installed at the lighthouse with the help of the Finnish Maritime Administration.