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Finland |
2009Commemorative coin200th anniversary of Finnish autonomy and Porvoo Diet |
Official Journal of the European Union |
The inner part of the coin depicts the profile of the Porvoo Cathedral, which was the site of opening of the first Diet of Finland. The date 1809 appears on the top. The year mark 2009 is on the right hand side. The indication of the issuing country ‘FI’ and the mintmark are on the left hand side. The coin’s outer ring depicts the twelve stars of the European flag. |
| © European Union, 1998-2025, Official Journal of the European Union, 2009/C 227/03 |
Additional information |
In 1809, the Grand Duchy of Finland was formed, which was part of the Russian Empire but enjoyed extensive political autonomy. The coin depicts the gable of Porvoo Cathedral, the site of Finland's first parliament, which was built in the 15th century and partially destroyed by fire in 2006. |
| (Translation of the excerpt from de.Wikipedia „2-Euro-Gedenkmünzen#Jahrgang 2009“) |
Edge lettering |
| « SUOMI FINLAND * * * », where the * stands for a lion head. |
Designer |
| Reijo Juhani Paavilainen |
| 2009 | |||||||||
| Suomen Rahapaja ( Vantaa ) | |||||||||
| Date | Volume | Issuing price | |||||||
| Circulation coins | 01.10.2009 | Rolls of 25 coins | 1.553.500 | 2,00 | € | ||||
| Divisional coin set BU | 26.10.2009 | Annual coin set II, contains instead of the 2 € circulation coin, 2€ CC «200th anniversary of Finnish autonomy» and 2€ CC «EMU» | 20.000 | 30,00 | € | ||||
| 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 | 10.11.2009 | contains instead of the 2 € circulation coin, 2€ CC «200th anniversary of Finnish autonomy» and 2€ CC «EMU» and a silver medal | 2.500 | 134,00 | € | ||||
| Box Proof | 01.10.2009 | In box | 22.500 | 19,50 | € | ||||
