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Finnish euro coins
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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 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
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Blanks lack value
The circulation coin blanks, or planchets, are made of copper, nickel, brass, zinc or aluminium. Silver and gold planchets are used to make collector coins.
The Mint of Finland commissions its blanks from suppliers in Finland and abroad. The blanks are fed into the machines, which then spit out finished coins. The blanks for bimetal coins are delivered separate and only combined at the minting stage.
Planchets for collector coins are made by hand at The Mint of Finland. Working a sheet or strip of metal into round planchets is accomplished in four to five distinct stages.
