1 Markka 2001, Final Markka Issue Before the Euro Transition [Finland]
Coins-Europe
Country: Finland
Shape: Round
Weight: 6.1 g
Name: Final Markka Issue Before the Euro Transition
Metal: Cupronickel (Copper-Nickel)
Composition: Cu-Ni
Denomination: 1 markka
Currency: Markka
Orientation: Medal alignment
Summary: KM# 106
Diameter: 24 mm
Reverse In the central part, spruce branches. On the left, the numeral 1. On the right, the letter 'N' - the designer's mark for Petri Neuvonen. On the left near the rim, the mint year '2001' horizontally. Along the lower edge, the inscription 'Markka' in Finnish and Swedish: 'MARKKA MARK'.
Obverse In the center, the stylized coat of arms of Finland: a heraldic crowned lion facing left, standing on a sabre with its hind legs, its right foreleg replaced by an armored hand holding a raised sword, surrounded by nine rosettes. To the right of the image, below the lower rosette, the Latin letter 'M' - the mint master's mark for Raimo Tapio Makkonen. Along the edge of the coin on the right side, the country name 'Finland' in Finnish and Swedish: 'SUOMI FINLAND'.