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Finland - 2 Euro Commemorative Coin
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2004 |
Feature: enlargement of the
European Union by ten new Member States
Description: the design describes a stylised pillar
from which the sprouts grow upwards. The sprouts represent the
enlargement of the European Union. The pillar represents the
foundation for growth. Near the pillar there are the letters ‘EU’.
In the upper part of the coin there is the year ‘2004’. Twelve
stars, together with the year, surround the design.
Issuing volume: max. 1 million coins
Issuing date: June/July 2004 |
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2005 |
Feature: 60th anniversary of the
establishment of the United Nations and 50th anniversary of
Finland’s membership therein
Description: Depicted in the centre of the coin are
parts of a jigsaw puzzle showing a dove of peace. Below the image of
the dove, inscribed along the edge of the bottom half of the central
part of the coin, the inscription ‘FINLAND — UN’ appears on the left
and the year of issue on the right. Above the last figure of the
year of issue, set close to the edge of a piece of the jigsaw
puzzle, is the letter ‘K’, the engraver's initial. The mintmark ‘M’
is inscribed immediately below the image of the dove of peace. The
outer ring features the 12 stars of the European Union.
Issuing volume: 2 million coins
Issuing date: October 2005 |
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2006 |
Feature: 100th anniversary of
universal and equal suffrage
Description: The inner part of the coin shows male
and female faces separated by a line. To their left is ‘1.10.1906’
and to their right is ‘20 FI 06’, the year of issue with the
abbreviation for Finland, FI. The mint mark ‘M’ appears next to each
of the two faces. The 12 stars of the European Union are depicted on
the outer ring of the coin.
Issuing volume: max. 2.5 million coins
Issuing date: October 2006 |
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2007 |
Feature: 90th anniversary of
Finland’s independence
Description: The coin shows a nine-oar boat with
rowers, symbolising collaboration. The year of issue, 2007, and the
year of independence, 1917, appear above and below the image,
respectively. The mint mark appears to the left of the oars and ‘FI’
for Finland to the right. The outer ring of the coin features the 12
stars of the European Union.
Issuing volume: 2 million coins
Issuing date: December 2007 |
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