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Finland |
2016Commemorative coinThe Finnish writer and lyricist Eino Leino |
Official Journal of the European Union |
At the inner part of the coin is a flame, and a poker pointing upwards to the right. The inscription ‘EINO LEINO’, in semi-circle and the year of issuance ‘2016’ are placed at the right. At the bottom left is the indication of the issuing country ‘FI’ 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, 2016/C 146/04 |
Additional information |
Dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the death of Eino Leino (1878-1926), the Finnish writer and lyricist of literary neo-Romanticism, the coin depicts his left-facing profile of a flame, a frequent subject in Leino's works. |
| (Translation of the excerpt from de.Wikipedia „2-Euro-Gedenkmünzen#Jahrgang 2016“) |
Edge lettering |
| « SUOMI FINLAND * * * », where the * stands for a lion head. |
Designer |
| Pertti Makinen |
| 2016 | |||||||||
| Suomen Rahapaja ( Vantaa ) | |||||||||
| Date | Volume | Issuing price | |||||||
| Circulation coins | 24.04.2016 | 984.000 | 2,00 | € | |||||
| Divisional coin set BU | 31.10.2016 | Annual coin set II, contains instead of the 2 € circulation coin, 2€ CC «The Finnish writer and lyricist Eino Leino» and 2€ CC «The 100th anniversary of the birth of philosopher Georg Henrik von Wright» | 5.000 | 29,00 | € | ||||
| Divisional coin set Proof | 31.10.2016 | In wooden box, also contains 2€ CC «The Finnish writer and lyricist Eino Leino» and 2€ CC «The 100th anniversary of the birth of philosopher Georg Henrik von Wright» | 1.200 | 92,00 | € | ||||
| Box Proof | 24.04.2016 | In box | 9.800 | 24,00 | € | ||||
