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The Provincial Coins are Legal Tender in Finland
Like the other Finnish collector coins, Mint of Finland's coins for the Provincial coins series are legal tender in Finland. Collector coins are valid tender in the country where they were issued.
The Eurozone member states are allowed to issue collector coins whose value differs from the coins of the euro coin series. Unlike the ordinary euro coins, the collector coins for the Provincial coins series have a nominal value of 5 euros.
The Provincial Coins Series to Issue Nine Coins
There are nine historical provinces in Finland: Åland, Tavastia, Karelia, Lapland, Ostrobothnia, Satakunta, Savonia and Uusimaa and Finland Proper. The first two coins issued for the series were the Finland Proper and the Satakunta collector coins. On 25 February, it will be Tavastia's turn.
The reverse side of each Provincial coin in the series depicts the coat of arms of the historical province and the coin’s face value, €5. The obverse sides of the Provincial collector coins were designed by sculptor Nora Tapper.
The nominal value of the Provincial collector coins is 5 euros, and a total of 120,000 glassy proof coins and unpolished coins will be minted. Unpolished Provincial collector coins can be exchanged in post offices.
Read more about the provincial coins in here.
Further information:
Marja Kirppu
Budget Secretary
The Ministry of Finance
tel. 09 160 33 045
marja.kirppu(at)vm.fi
Henna Karjalainen
Communications and Marketing Manager
Mint of Finland Ltd
+ 358 50 575 9197
henna.karjalainen(at)mint.fi
Mint of Finland Ltd. is the leading mint in Scandinavia and the Baltics. It is the sole owner of AB Myntverket, the mint of Sweden, and has a 50 percent share in the Norwegian Det Norske Myntverket. Mint of Finland is dedicated to designing, marketing and minting coins. The company is owned by the Finnish state. Mint of Finland produces metallic currency, collector and special-issue coins, as well as coin sets. The group employs some 100 people and exports to nearly 40 countries. During 2011, Mint of Finland will issue six new collector coins and seven provincial coins. Finns are able to see how coins are produced at the ‘About a coin’ exhibition at Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre. For further information about the 2011 events, go to: www.suomenrahapaja.fi
