5 Euro 2014, Historical Regions of Finland. Animals - Savonia [Finland]

About the object

Country: Finland
Shape: Round
Weight: 9.8 g
Name: Historical Regions of Finland. Animals - Savonia
Metal: Bronze
Bimetallic: center - copper-nickel alloy, ring - aluminum bronze
Designation: Cu-Al-Ni
Denomination: 5 euro
Currency unit: Euro
Orientation: Medal alignment
Summary: KM# 208
Diameter: 27.25 mm

Reverse

In the central part, within the inner field, is the coat of arms of the Finnish region of Savonia. It features a crowned heraldic shield depicting a drawn bow positioned so the arrowhead points to the upper left corner. To the left of the shield is the numeral 5, to the right is the Latin letter 'T' - the artist's mark for Nora Tapper - and a heraldic lion within a circle - the mintmark of the Mint of Finland. Along the upper edge arc is the year of issue '2014'. Below is the inscription in Finnish 'EURO' (Euro).

Obverse

In the center, a Black-throated Loon is depicted swimming to the right on a lake with an island in the background. Along the upper edge arc, the country name 'Finland' is repeated twice: first in Finnish 'SUOMI', followed by Swedish 'FINLAND'. Near the bottom rim is the artist's mark for Erkki Vainio - the Latin letter 'e'.