Finnish euro coins
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| Eurozone (and microstates which mint their own coins) |
| Austria | Belgium |
| Finland | France |
| Germany | Greece |
| Ireland | Italy |
| Luxembourg | Monaco |
| Netherlands | Portugal |
| San Marino | Spain |
| Vatican |
| New Member States |
| Cyprus | Czech Republic |
| Estonia | Hungary |
| Latvia | Lithuania |
| Malta | Poland |
| Slovakia | Slovenia |
| Acceding countries |
| Bulgaria | Romania |
| Other |
| Andorra | Sweden |
| Denominations |
| €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 |
| €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 |
| €1 | €2 |
| €2 commemorative coins |
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Note: Denmark and the UK currently opt to maintain their national currencies, the krone and the pound. Sweden has not made any effort towards its obligation to join after the failed referendum in 2003. |
Finnish euro coins have three designs, though two of them are each found on one coin only. The design for the minor and middle series of coins is by Heikki Häiväoja, the design for the 1 euro coin was done by Pertti Mäkinen and the national side of the 2 euro coin is by the hand of Raimo Heino. All designs feature the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint.
€ 0.01 and € 0.02 coins are not used in Finland; only few were minted, for collectors. Sums are rounded to the nearest € 0.05; hence sums ending in € 0.01, € 0.02, € 0.06 or € 0.07 are rounded down, and those ending in € 0.03, € 0.04, € 0.08 or € 0.09 are rounded up. The rounding is applied to the grand total only, while individual prices are still shown and summed up with € 0.01 precision.
Finnish eurocoins carry the mintmark "M" which is the initial of the mintmaster at The Mint of Finland.
For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see Euro coins.
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| The heraldic lion of Finland once found on the markka. | ||
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| The heraldic lion of Finland once found on the markka. | ||
| € 1.00 | € 2.00 | € 2.00 commemorative (EU enlargement) |
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| Two swans flying over a Finnish landscape. | The fruit and leaves of the cloudberry. | Column capital with a ten-leafed plant growing out of it to fill the centre of the coin. |
The edge lettering features SUOMI FINLAND and three lion's heads (SUOMI means Finland in Finnish, and FINLAND means Finland in Swedish, the two official languages in Finland)
[edit] €2 Commemorative issues
- The special €2 coin issued 1 May 2004 commemorates the admission of 10 new states into the European Union.
- The second commemorate €2 coin issued 24 October 2005 commemorates the 60th anniversary of the United Nations and the 50th anniversary of the Finland's membership in the UN.
- In November 2006 a €2 coin was issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the general parliamentary elections in Finland.
The commemorative €2 coins are legal tender throughout the eurozone.
