5 Euro 2015, Historical Regions of Finland. Animals - Uusimaa [Finland]

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Reverse
In the central part, within the inner field, is the coat of arms of the Finnish region of Uusimaa. It features a crowned heraldic shield with a boat facing left in the center, and stylized depictions of a river in the form of curved broad lines above and below. To the left of the shield is the numeral 5, to the right is the Latin letter 'T' - the mark of the artist 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 '2015'. Below is the inscription in Finnish 'EURO' (Euro).
Obverse
In the center, against a background of a cityscape, a hedgehog is depicted facing forward. In the upper part, along the edge arc of the coin, the country name 'Finland' is repeated twice: first in Finnish 'SUOMI', followed by Swedish 'FINLAND'. At the bottom near the rim is the artist's mark of Erkki Vainio - the Latin letter 'e'.