The €2 Special Coin “Finnish currency 150 years” will be Launched on 15 November

At the order of the Ministry of Finance, Mint of Finland has manufactured 1.6 million €2 special “Finnish currency 150 years” coins. The coin will be launched on 15 November 2010.

Some of the coins will be launched via the normal circulation process in which the coins will be distributed by the banking system. This means that with a little luck anybody can receive a special coin - for example, at the local supermarket.

Which 2010 Special Coins are Available at the Mint of Finland Webstore?

We have reserved a small lot of special coins at the webstore. This will allow the fastest buyers to order special coins directly from the manufacturer. Single proof quality special coins will be available at our webstore on 15 November.

In addition, we offer an UNC €2 coin product which contains ten €2 special coins in a textile bag. A limited edition of this product will be sold at the webstore from 15 November onwards.

A proof coin series including one special coin and one of each Finnish circulation coin issued in 2010 (all proof quality) will be available at our website on 15 November as well. The coin series also includes a silver mint medal with partial gold-plating.

BU quality special coins are available at our webstore on 15 November when you order the 2010 BUII coin series “Diversity of Nature.” The coin series includes one special coin and one of each Finnish circulation coin issued in 2010 in BU quality.

In the future, we plan to diversify our selection of special coins.

Further information:

Henna Karjalainen
Communications and Marketing Manager
Mint of Finland Ltd
+ 358 50 575 9197
henna.karjalainen(at)mint.fi

Mint of Finland is the leading company in its field in Scandinavia and the Baltic region. Mint of Finland is dedicated to designing, marketing and minting coins. The company is owned by the Finnish state. It encompasses two business units: Circulation Coins and Collector Items. Mint of Finland produces metal circulation coins, collector and special coins, coins sets, medals, badges of honour and jewellery. The group employs some 133 people and exports to nearly 40 countries. The year 2010 marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Mint by the order of Tsar Alexander II. During the jubilee year, Mint of Finland has issued five new collector coins and opened an online shop. On 20 October 2010, Mint of Finland Ltd. and the Finnish Science Centre Heureka opened the Voyage of the Coin exposition on the manufacture of money. The exposition was opened as part of Heureka’s main exposition in commemoration of Mint of Finland’s 150th anniversary. For further details about the jubilee year events, see our website at www.suomenrahapaja.fi