Golden collector coin in honour of the anniversary: two hundred years since the Finnish war and the birth of autonomy (14.10.2008)
Mint of Finland Ltd mints on a decree from the Finnish Ministry of Finance a 100 euro golden collector coin in honour of the anniversary year of the Finnish war and the birth of autonomy (1808-1809).
The pictorial motif on the coin designed by artist Reijo Paavilainen, is the passage from Sweden to Russia. The same coin depicts both Finnish history (the withdrawing crown on the reverse side) as well the future of the country (the eagle symbol on the obverse side). The jury of the design competition convened in August and especially acknowledged Paavilainen’s artistic implementation, where a most abstract theme is depicted with recognisable symbols.
The coin has a nominal value of 100 euros and is golden (Au917). It weighs 8.48 grammas and has a diameter of 22.0 millimetres.
The coin is minted to an amount of 9000 pieces and is launched on 27th October, 2008. It can be ordered in Finland from Rahapaja Moneta (phone 010 808 040) or through the Internet at the address www.rahapajamoneta.fi. You can also acquire the coins from certain Finnish Postal Offices and from many monetary shops.
For the orders above, pls see http://www.mint.fi/en/distributors
For more information, please contact:
Mint of Finland Ltd, Sinikka Ravander, tel. +358 9 89431, e-mail: info@mint.fi
 
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