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Finland |
2014Commemorative coinThe 100th Anniversary of the birth of author and artist Tove Jansson |
Official Journal of the European Union |
The inner part of the coin depicts Tove Jansson’s portrait. Under the portrait the signature ‘Tove Jansson’ and the years ‘1914-2001’. At the left the indication of the issuing country ‘FI’. At the right the year of issuance ‘2014’ and the mint mark. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag. |
| © European Union, 1998-2025, Official Journal of the European Union, 2014/C 163/06 |
Additional information |
The commemorative coin shows an ink self-portrait of the Finnish-Swedish writer and painter, made around 1970. She became particularly famous for her hippo-like Moomintroll. |
| (Translation of the excerpt from de.Wikipedia „2-Euro-Gedenkmünzen#Jahrgang 2014“) |
Edge lettering |
| « SUOMI FINLAND * * * », where the * stands for a lion head. |
Designer |
| Jari Lepistö |
| 2014 | |||||||||
| Suomen Rahapaja ( Vantaa ) | |||||||||
| Date | Volume | Issuing price | |||||||
| Circulation coins | 16.06.2014 | Rolls of 25 coins | 1.480.500 | 2,00 | € | ||||
| Divisional coin set BU | 10.11.2014 | Annual coin set II, contains instead of the 2 € circulation coin, 2€ CC «The 100th Anniversary of the birth of author and artist Tove Jansson» and 2€ CC «100th Anniversary of the birth of designer and interior designer Ilmari Tapiovaara» | 7.000 | 29,00 | € | ||||
| Folder BU | 23.11.2015 | € 2 commemorative coin set in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2x 2007, 2008, 2x 2009, 2010, 2011, 2x 2012, 2x 2013, 2x 2014 (16 coins) | 1.500 | 140,00 | € | ||||
| Divisional coin set Proof | 10.11.2014 | also contains 2€ CC «The 100th Anniversary of the birth of author and artist Tove Jansson» and 2€ CC «100th Anniversary of the birth of designer and interior designer Ilmari Tapiovaara» | 1.200 | 92,00 | € | ||||
| Box Proof | 16.06.2014 | In box | 9.800 | 24,00 | € | ||||
