Sir Sisu Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 The €2 circulating commemorative coin is scheduled to be released in October with a mintage of 1.6 million. The Mint of Finland does not have it up on their site yet, but here is a link to a Finnish site with an image of the coin: news link. It mentions that this will be the first circulating coin with the Mint's revamped logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mmarotta Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 ... but here is a link to a Finnish site with an image of the coin ... Apparently, it commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Grand Duchy of Finland under Czar Alexander II, 1860-2010, but the design has a "5" and clearly "1215", so I thought it might commemorate Merijärvi a municipality with a population of 1,215. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted September 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Apparently, it commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Grand Duchy of Finland under Czar Alexander II, 1860-2010, but the design has a "5" and clearly "1215", so I thought it might commemorate Merijärvi a municipality with a population of 1,215. Actually it commemorates the 150th anniversary of Finland's own currency unit: the markka. Alexander II signed the edict. As for the numbers, they do seem a bit random. The design is taken from the gold €100 coin commemorating the same theme, which has a more full image. The numbers, while ostensibly random, show different values that have appeared on coins. The artistic liscense used may cause a bit of confusion I admit. Merijärvi may get onto a coin one day, but this one sure ain't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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