Finland

2008

Commemorative coin

60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Official Journal of the European Union

The inner part of the coin shows a human figure seen through a heart-shaped hole in a stone wall. The text ‘HUMAN RIGHTS’ is inscribed under the heart. The year mark ‘2008’ is engraved above the heart. The indication of the issuing country ‘FI’, the letter ‘K’ (initial of the artist Tapio Kettunen) and the mintmark appear at the bottom of the design. The outer ring of the coin shows the twelve stars of the European flag.

Additional information

At the session of the United Nations General Assembly held on 10 December 1948 in the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, Resolution 217 was adopted with the - legally non-binding - Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Its Article 1 reads: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." The coin pays tribute to this resolution and shows a surface - as if made of quarry stones - with a heart-shaped opening through which a human figure can be seen. Below the heart, the words "HUMAN RIGHTS" are engraved.

Edge lettering

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