Sir Sisu Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 Designer: Pertti Mäkinen Ag 925, 38.6mm, 27g Mintage BU 40,000 - PROOF 40,000 Obverse: Quill and signature represents his work as a writer. Reverse: A woven poem-band represents his work in weaving together the Kalevala. Edge: Plain Commemorates 200 years since the birth of Elias Lönnrot (1802-1884). He was a medicinal researcher, poet, and writer. He travelled extensively through eastern Finland collecting the oral poems of locals. He synthesized these and embelished them to create the National Epic: Kalevala. His work came during the critical period of a national Finnish awakening. The Kalevala would go on to inspire architects, painters, composers, etc. to create works (in a style dubbed National-Romanticism) that bolstered the identity of an independent Finnish heritage in the face of a program of Russification prior to independence. He also has appeared on the 500 markkaa banknote (1986-2001 series). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalk64 Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 I have both of these coins as well (BU and Proof) and see their mintage is identical so again I must ask how their value compares today? I think this is somewhat rare to see mintages for both the BU and Proof coins the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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