Coin Collecting News
The Finnish Ministry of Finance has announced that a commemorative €10 silver coin will be issued on the 19th September which marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Juhani Aho (1861 – 1921). Born Johannes Brofeldt, in Lapinlahti of the Northern Savonia region, he was the first professional Finnish writer who gave a window [...]
The Finnish Ministry of Finance has announced (30th August) that a commemorative €2 coin will be issued on the 17th October which marks the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Country’s Central Bank. The 200-year-old Bank of Finland’s roots are in the “Waihetus- Laina- ja Depositioni-Contori” (‘Exchange, Lending and Deposits Bureau’) which which was [...]
On March 19, 2011, the Finnish Mint issued a €10 silver coin to mark the 125th anniversary of birth of the writer, politician, and business manager Hella Wuolijoki (1886 – 1954). She is nationally known for her series of “Niskavuori” novels and for “Hulda from Juurakko” which was turned into the Hollywood film “The Farmer’s [...]
Finland is an extraordinary country in so many ways. Often called the land of a thousand lakes, its size is equal to two and a half times that of England but with a population of just 5.4 million. Neither Scandinavian nor Slavic, Finns are actually ethnically related (though distantly) to the Hungarians and culturally (as [...]
The Mint of Finland have issued (28th January) a new silver coin to honor one of their most well known and celebrated scientists, Pehr Kalm (1716-1779). He is considered to be the most famous Finnish representative of the Enlightenment and one of the ‘apostles’ of Carl Linnaeus. The silver coin was designed by Erkki Vainio. [...]
The Mint of Finland has announced that sculptor Reijo Paavilainen’s entry “Depicted in Form” has won the design competition for the upcoming “Kaj Franck and industrial art” collector coin. On November 9, 2011, one hundred years will have passed since the birth of designer Kaj Franck and in celebration of this anniversary, a 10 euro [...]
The Mint of Finland will issue a new coin dedicated to “Children and Creativity”, which was designed by a member of the public. With more than one thousand votes cast, 17 year old Roope Määttä’s design was the winning entry. This is the first time a Finnish collector coin has been selected by a popular [...]
The Mint of Finland will issue two 5 Euro coins which begin a new series of coins dedicated to the provinces of Finland. There are nine historical provinces of Finland: Åland, Tavastia, Karelia, Lapland, Ostro-bothnia, Satakunta, Savo, Uusimaa and Finland Proper. The two first coins will be issued in 2010 and the first two provinces [...]
As the Republic of Estonia prepares for the adoption of the Euro on the 1st January 2011, the Mint of Finland has announced that coin production for the Estonian version of the single currency has begun. The appearance of the coins was decided by a public vote within Estonia. The winning design by Lembit Löhmus [...]
The Mint of Finland will issue a new €10 silver coin to mark the 100th anniversary of birth of the musician and composer of Finnish folk music Konsta Jylhä, who was born in 1910. The collector coin is designed by sculptor Reijo Paavilainen, whose design is based on “Pirta” (Weaving). The obverse of the coin [...]
