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Obverse of 1967 Finland 10 Kroners
Obverse of 1967 Finland 10 Kroners

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Reverse of 1967 Finland 10 Kroners
Reverse of 1967 Finland 10 Kroners

Finland
The Finns moved into Finland, probably from the Volga basin, in the seventh century, displacing the Lapps. It was conquered by Sweden in the twelfth century. In 1809m Sweden was conqurered by Russia, and Finland was given to Russia under the peace terms, becoming a Grand Duchy within the Russian Empire. In 1917, shortly after the Bolshevik revolution, Finnland declared its independence. After a brief civil war, a new constitution was adopted, and Finnland was established as a republic. Soviet Russian trops invaded Finland in 1939 over disputed territorial concessions, which were later granted to Russia in 1940. After the Germans invaded Russia, Finland lost the Petsamo area to Russia in the 1944 Armistice arrangements.
According to the CIA's website:
Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its freedom and resist invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, the Finns made a remarkable transformation from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is now on par with Western Europe. A member of the European Union since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999.
Coins of Finland
Finland's first coins in its own name were issued in 1864 under Grand Duke Augustus F Solden, and from their inception, were decimal.
Finnish coins were denominated in Markaa (singular Marka), subdivided into 100 Pennia (singular Penni).
It switched over to the euro in 2002, with the other eleven original eurozone members. although unlike some of the members, started minting and dating its coins euro from 1999.

Specifications
DenominationDiameterWeightFinenessSilver Content
10 Markaa34.523.7500.9000.6872

Notes
Denomination = Face Value of Coin
Diameter = Diameter in millimetres
Fineness = Proportion of silver
Weight = Total weight in grams
Silver Content = Actual fine silver content in troy ounces.

Finnish Coins For Sale
DateDenomDescriptionMintageGradeAvailabilityPrice £Price $Price €
196710 MarkaaFiftieth Anniversary of Independence1,000,000UncirculatedAsk£12$24€18

Notes
Mintage = Quantity issued, where known, otherwise issue limit.

Fiftieth Anniversary of Independence
We have featured a 1967 Ten Markaa coin which has the dates 1917 - 1967, issued to celebrate the wedding of 50th anniversary of independence in 1917.
The obverse design is of five geese flying north, and the reverse design shows stylised bridges, buildings, and a crane.

Finland Coin Sets
We have listed these on their own page.

World Coins & Sets
Any of the following pages may also contain Finnish coin sets:-
World Coin Sets - Before 2000
2000 World Coin Sets
2001 World Coin Sets

Postage & Packing, Per Order:
UK: At buyer's Risk £2.50 or
Fully Insured £6 (Usually by Royal Mail Special Delivery)
USA: Airmail at buyer's risk $10 or
Fully Insured $20
For further details, please see our Postage & Packing page.

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