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About money
Finnish euro coins
The history of money The history of Finnish money Numismatic vocabulary About a Coin Exhibition in Science Centre Heureka The tale of a coin Junior coin collector’s knowledge base The making of money The making of circulation coins The making of collector coins
The making of circulation coins 1/7
The making of circulation coinsThe Mint of Finland has struck euro coins for more member States than any other mint. Besides Finland, coins minted at Mint of Finland are also used in Greece, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Cyprus and Ireland. The coins used in the euro area are eminently descriptive of Europe: common on the reverse and national on the obverse. The obverse designs often feature images from national history or mythology. Finnish coins bear an image of flying swans, Italian coins Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man and Spanish coins the likeness of King Juan Carlos I.
Next: 2. Coin design
Contents1. The making of circulation coins2. Coin design 3. Tool manufacture 4. Blanks lack value 5. Coins are struck in the minting section 6. Stringent quality control 7. A pallet full of coins
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