5 Euro 2015, Sports - Basketball [Finland]

About the object

Country: Finland
Shape: Round
Weight: 9.8 g
Name: Sports - Basketball
Metal: Bronze
Bimetal: center - copper-nickel alloy, ring - aluminum bronze
Designation: Cu-Al-Ni
Denomination: 5 euro
Currency unit: Euro
Orientation: Medal alignment
Summary: KM# 237
Diameter: 27.25 mm

Reverse

Hands of basketball players (right) reaching for a ball (top) flying into a basket (left).

Obverse

In the center, against the background of a curved stadium section filled with a jubilant crowd, the country name 'Finland' in Finnish 'SUOMI' and Swedish 'FINLAND'. To the left, below the inscription, the year of issue '2015', the mintmark of the Finnish Mint - a heraldic lion in a circle, and the Latin letter 'T' - the designer's mark for Nora Tapper. Below, the inscription in Finnish '5 EURO' (5 Euro).