State continuity of the Baltic states 1941–1944, Estonia remained occupied by the Soviet Union until its restoration of independence in 1991. Accordingly, Estonia as a state was temporarily prevented from fulfilling its international commitments. The court's rulings appear favorable to several aspects, which are important with regard to restoration of the Baltic states including the legal continuity doctrine. The rulings confirmed that the USSR committed crimes in the illegally occupied Baltic states such as Soviet deportations from Estonia and, in case Tatjana Ždanoka vs Latvia, drew parallels between legal treatment of the German Waffen SS and hardline elements of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Mark (currency) policy was not re-established, and the continuing loose money policy resulted in inflation, and in 1923, in hyperinflation. In late 1923, when the paper mark had become virtually worthless, it was replaced by a new currency, the (worth ). The new currency was issued by the newly established as credit to borrowers, but requiring collateral in the form of first-class claims to real estate. In 1924, the stopped providing unrestricted credit against worthless financial bills, and pegged its new currency, the , to the stable . The rationed its lending, so that the remained at par with the stable .