Coin Collecting News
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 [...]
The Mint of Finland has struck the first coins in the new “Ethical Collector Coins” series. The first coin features a theme of “Peace and Security”. The coin marks the first time the Mint of Finland has issued a silver collector coin with a nominal value of 20 euros. The Ethical Collector Coins are inspired [...]
