Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Finland)
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Finland has a rich collection of collectors coins, with face value ranging from 10 to 100 euro. This article describes these coins ordered by issue date.
This article covers only the euro gold and silver coins Issued by the Mint of Finland. It also covers rare cases of collectors coins (coins not planned for normal circulation) minted using other precious metals. Please check €2 commemorative coins for the other commemorative coins or other countries' Euro gold and silver commemorative coins.
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[edit] 2002
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Topic: First Finnish gold euro. [1] | Designer: Toivo Jaatinen | ||
| Value: €100 | Alloy: Au 900 (Gold) | Quantity: 25,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 2002 | Diameter: 22 mm | Weight: 8.64 g | Market Value: €295 [2] | |
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Topic: Elias Lönnrot and folklore [1] | Designer: Pertti Mäkinen | ||
| Value: €10 | Quantity: 40,000 |
Quality: BU |
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| Issued: 2002 | Diameter: 38.61 mm | Weight: 27.4 g | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | |
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Topic: 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Olympic Games | Designer: Erkki Vainio & Hannu Veijalainen | ||
| Value: €10 | Quantity: 10,000 |
Quality: BU |
Market Value: [4] € 44.95 |
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| Issued: 2002 | Diameter: 38.61 mm | Weight: 27.4 g | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | |
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[edit] 2003
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Topic: Ice Hockey World Championships 2003 [1] | Designer: Pertti Mäkinen | ||
| Value: €5 | Alloy: Disk: Cu (Copper) & Ni (Nickel) |
Quantity: 150,000 | Quality: BU | |
| Issued: 2003 | Diameter: 35 mm | Weight: 20.2 g | Market Value: ? | |
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Topic: Finnish Numismatic Art [1] | Designer: Matti Peltokangas | ||
| Value: €50 | Alloy: Disk: Au 750 (Gold) |
Quantity: 10,600 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 2003 | Diameter: 27.25 mm | Weight: 12.8 g | Market Value: €260 [2] €289 [4] €250 [5] | |
| The snowflake featured on both sides of the coin symbolizes the country`s northern location, where the designs spill over from the gold core to the silver ring. The beads around the border are a traditional design element in Finnish numismatic art, dating back to the gold coins of 1878.
The reverse design features a snowflake surrounded by beads. |
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Topic: Anders Chydenius [1] | Designer: Tero Lounas | ||
| Value: €10 | Quantity: 30,000 |
Quality: BU |
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| Issued: 2003 | Diameter: 38.60 mm | Weight: 27.40 g | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | |
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Topic: Mannerheim and St. Petersburg [1] | Designer: Anneli Sipiläinen | ||
| Value: €10 | Quantity: 7,100 |
Quality: BU |
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| Issued: 2003 | Diameter: 39.60 mm | Weight: 27.40 g | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | |
| The obverse of the coin features a bas relief of the face of Marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim.
The reverse of the coin features a bas relief of the Peter and Paul Fortress and its three turrets together with the text "St. Petersburg 1703-2003". |
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[edit] 2004
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Topic: Albert Edelfelt and painting.[1] | Designer: Pertti Mäkinen | ||
| Value: €100 | Alloy: Au 900 (Gold) | Quantity: 15,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 2004 | Diameter: 22 mm | Weight: 8.64 g | Market Value: €285 [2] €339 [4] €250 [6] | |
| The obverse of the coin features a hanging flower and a corner of a fan, both symbols of beauty.
The reverse shows an embossed face of the artist. |
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Topic: J.L. Runeberg and Finish Poetry.[1] | Designer: Heli Kauhanen | ||
| Value: €10 | Quantity: 6,500 |
Quality: BU |
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| Issued: 2004 | Diameter: 38.60 mm | Weight: 27.40 g | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | |
| The obverse of the coin features an interestingly stylized portrait of Runeberg's face.
The reverse features a 1831 font sample from Helsingfors Tidningar - a Swedish-language newspaper - since Runeberg wrote most of his work in Swedish, representing his versatile literary talent. |
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Topic: Tove Jansson and Finish Childrens Culture.[1] | Designer: Pertti Mäkinen | ||
| Value: €10 | Quantity: 50,000 |
Quality: BU |
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| Issued: 2004 | Diameter: 38.60 mm | Weight: 27.40 g | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | |
| The obverse depicts Tove Jansson, the skyline, an artist's palette, a crescent, and a sailboat.
The reverse design features three Moomin characters. |
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[edit] 2005
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Topic: 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics [1] | Designer: Tapio Kettunen | ||
| Value: €5 | Alloy: Center: Cu (Copper) & Ni (Nickel) |
Quantity: 175,000 | Quality: BU | |
| Issued: 2005 | Diameter: 35 mm | Weight: 19.8 g | Market Value: €14.95 [4] | |
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Topic: 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics [1] | Designer: Pertti Mäkinen | ||
| Value: €20 | Alloy: Au 900 (Gold) | Quantity: 30,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 2005 | Diameter: 13.9 mm | Weight: 1.73 g | Market Value: €90 [2] | |
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Topic: 60 Years of Peace [1] | Designer: Pertti Mäkinen | ||
| Value: €10 | Quantity: 5,000 |
Quality: BU |
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| Issued: 2005 | Diameter: 38.60 mm | Weight: 27.40 g | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | |
| The obverse of the coin shows a dove carrying a twig in its beak. Below is the chain from which the dove has broken free, as well as the Euro Star.
The reverse of the coin is divided into two parts, where the lower part symbolizes the frosted ground and wartime, and the top part symbolizes the bright sky and peace. From the harsh ground, where only thorns have previously grown, a plant blooms as it grows and stretches for the freedom of the surface. |
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Topic: The Unknown Soldier and Finnish Cinematopraphic Art [1] |
Designer: Reijo Paavilainen | ||
| Value: €10 | Quantity: 25,000 |
Quality: BU |
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| Issued: 2005 | Diameter: 38.6 mm | Weight: 25.5 g | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | |
| The obverse features a battlefield trench carved in the pattern of a soldier's face and helmet in profile.
The reverse has an embossed uniformed soldier standing at attention, shaped as a filmstrip. |
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[edit] 2006
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Topic: Finnish EU Presidency 2006[1] | Designer: Reijo Paavilainen | ||
| Value: €5 | Alloy: Center: Cu (Copper) & Ni (Nickel) |
Quantity: 100,000 | Quality: BU | |
| Issued: 2006 | Diameter: 35.0 mm | Weight: 18.7 g | Market Value: €13.50 [4] €15 [3] €13 [9] | |
| The €5 BU coin features a silver colored center and gold colored ring, where a negotiation table, symbolized by the rectangular eminence on the obverse, depicts the Presidency. The vertical text SUOMI - FINLAND and the horizontal year date, 2006, together form a stylized gavel. The balloons on the sides are filled with compositions of letters.
The pictorial subject of the reverse imitates the theme of the obverse. The entire pattern is made up of letters. Looking carefully you see a human face and balloons as well [9]. |
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Topic: Finnish EU Presidency 2006 [1] | Designer: Reijo Paavilainen | ||
| Value: €50 | Alloy: Center: Au 750 (Gold) |
Quantity: 8,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 2006 | Diameter: 27.25 mm | Weight: 12.8 g | Market Value: €295 [4] | |
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Topic: 150 Anniversary of Demilitarisation of Åland Islands[1] | Designer: Pertti Mäkinen | ||
| Value: €5 | Alloy: Cu (Copper) | Quantity: 55,000 | Quality: BU | |
| Issued: 2006 | Diameter: 35 mm | Weight: 18.7 g | Market Value: €15 [3] €13 [10] | |
| The obverse depicts a pine tree.
The reverse design features a boat's stern and rudder, with a dove perched on the tiller [10]. |
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Topic: J.V. Snellman [1] | Designer: Tapio Kettunen | ||
| Value: €10 | Quantity: 7,000 |
Quality: BU |
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| Issued: 2006 | Diameter: 38.6 mm | Weight: 25.5 g | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | |
| Johan Vilhelm Snellman (May 12, 1806-July 4, 1881) was an influential Finnish philosopher, writer, journalist and statesman, who championed Finnish culture and developed the structures of the modern civic society. Apart from developing the national education system and the Finnish language, Snellman, in his capacity as Senator and head of the fiscal committee, also introduced a monetary reform that granted Finland a currency of its own, the Finnish markka, in 1865. For this achievement, there is a statue of J.V. Snellman in front of the Bank of Finland building in Helsinki.
The obverse depicts J.V. Snellman, It also depicts the eurostar. The reverse design features represent the dawn of Finnish culture [11]. |
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Topic: 100th Anniversary of the Finnish Parliamentary [1] | Designer: Pertti Mäkinen | ||
| Value: €10 | Quantity: 10,000 |
Quality: BU |
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| Issued: 2006 | Diameter: 38.6 mm | Weight: 25.5 g | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | |
| This issue celebrates the centennial of the parliamentary reform that brought universal and equal suffrage to Finland as the first country in Europe.
The obverse shows the silhouette of a woman's and a man's hands, and below the hands ballots being inserted in a ballot-box. The portraits on the reverse symbolise the equality of genders, as does the fact that the pictorial subjects on both sides are equal in respect to the centre of the coin [13]. |
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[edit] 2007
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Topic: 90th Anniversary of Finland Independence [1] | Designer: Reijo Paavilainen. | ||
| Value: €5 | Quantity: 130,000 |
Quality: BU |
Market Value: ? | |
| Issued: 2007 | Diameter: 35 mm | Weight: 19.81 g | Alloy: Center: Cu (Copper) & Ni (Nickel) |
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| This issue celebrates the 90th anniversary of independence in Finland. The reverse shows petroglyph aesthetics, and the obverse has a nine-oar boat with rowers as a symbol of a true Finnish trait: collaboration. Looking carefully, you can also distinguish signs of music and Finnish zitherin strings in the coin's design. The artist leaves a closer interpretation of the design to the viewer. | ||||
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Topic: 90th Anniversary of Finland Independence [1] | Designer: Reijo Paavilainen | ||
| Value: €100 | Alloy: Au 900 (Gold) | Quantity: 9,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 2007 | Diameter: 22 mm | Weight: 8.48 g | Market Value: ? | |
| This issue celebrates the 90th anniversary of independence in Finland. The 100 euro coin is festive in its expression and its obverse side illustrates Finland and the years of independence. The purely abstract composition on the reverse side is very rare in Finnish collector coins. | ||||
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Topic: A.E. Nordenskiöld and North-East Passage [1] | Designer: Reijo Paavilainen | ||
| Value: €10 | Quantity: <bu>
7,000 |
Quality: BU |
Market Value: ? | |
| Issued: 2007 | Diameter: 38.6 mm | Weight: 25.5 g | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | |
| This issue celebrates the 175th anniversary of the birth of Finnish explorer A.E. Nordenskiöld, and of his discovery of the Northeast Passage. The issue is a part of the pan-European series with the eurostar mintmark, which celebrates European Achievements in 2007.
The obverse features an abstract portrait of Nordenskiöld at the helm of his ship. The reverse is dominated by a pattern resembling the labyrinth formed by adjacent ice floats. |
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Topic: Mikael Agricola and Finnish language [1] | Designer: Reijo Paavilainen | ||
| Value: €10 | Quantity: 6,000 |
Quality: BU |
Market Value: ? | |
| Issued: 2007 | Diameter: 38.6 mm | Weight: 25.5 g | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | |
| This collector coin is issued to honor Mikael Agricola's lifework as a contributor of protestant reformation in Finland and father of Finnish written language. The reverse of the coin shows a quill and the obverse side contains an interesting interpretation of a human figure. | ||||
[edit] 2008
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Topic: 90th Anniversary of the Finnish flag [1] | Designer: Tapio Kettunen | ||
| Value: €10 | Quantity: 9,000 |
Quality: BU |
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| Issued: 2008 | Diameter: 38.6 mm | Weight: 25.5 g | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | |
| This coin is part of the "Europa series 2008".
The first flag of Finland, independent since late 1917, was a red and yellow lion flag. Just six monts after the declaration of independence, on May 27, 1918, a proposal on a blue and white cross flag was adopted. The Flag Act was passed two days later. This year the Finnish Blue Cross flag celebrates its 90th anniversary. Mint of finland Ltd. has minted a collectors' coin to celebrate the jubilee year. This is the first ever Finnish collector coin with added colour [4]. The obverse shows the dignified Finnish flag with the blue cross in full color in the midst of other flags. The reverse depicts Finnish nature as a cross design that nicely completes the entity. |
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Topic: Science and Research [1] | Designer: Tapio Kettunen | ||
| Value: €5 | Quantity: 25,000 |
Quality: BU |
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| Issued: 2008 | Diameter: 35 mm | Weight: 19.81 g | Alloy: Disk: Cu (Copper) & Ni (Nickel) |
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| In 2008, the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters as well as Helsinki University of Technology celebrate their 100th anniversary. In honour of this event a bimetallic collector coin has been minted.
The Collector Coin Committee set by the Finnish Ministry of Finance arranged a public competition for the designing of the coin. Designer Tapio Kettunen’s proposal “Läpimurto – vihdoinkin uutta valoa” (“Breakthrough – new light at last”) emerged as the winner [4]. |
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Mint of Finland.
- ^ a b c d Coin Company of Finlad - Gold Euro Series.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Coin Company of Finlad - Silver Euro Series.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Muntplaats.com online shop.
- ^ The Finnish Numismatic Art coin at eurocoins.com.
- ^ Albert Edelfelt and painting coin at eurocoins.com.
- ^ Tove Jansson coin at eurocoins.com.
- ^ 60 Years of Peace at eurocoins.com.
- ^ a b Finnish EU Presidency 2006 coin at the Royal Skandinavian Mint.
- ^ a b 150 Anniversary of Demilitarisation of Åland Islands at the Royal Skandinavian Mint.
- ^ a b J.V. Snellman coin at the Royal Skandinavian Mint.
- ^ J.V. Snellman coin (Proof) at the Royal Skandinavian Mint.
- ^ a b 100th Anniversary of the Finnish Parliamentary coin at the Royal Skandinavian Mint.
- ^ 100th Anniversary of the Finnish Parliamentary coin (Proof) at the Royal Skandinavian Mint.
[edit] References
- Mint of Finland.
- Royal Scandinavian Mint.
- www.emuenzen.de.
- Coin Company of Finland Ltd..
- Rahapaja Moneta.
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