Finland

Finland chose three designs based upon motifs similar to those used before on national coins.

1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50-cent coins: these all show the Finnish heraldic lion in a reproduction of a design by the sculptor Heikki Häiväoja. The heraldic lion in a variety of designs has been used on several Finnish coins over the years.

 

 

For the 1 Euro coin, the artist Pertti Mäkinen created a motif depicting two flying swans. The design was taken from his competition entry for a coin to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the independence of Finland.

The motif on the 2 Euro coin comprises cloudberries and cloudberry flowers in a design by Raimo Heino.

 

Commemorative 2 Euro Coins

2004 - New 2 Euro Coin

2005 - 60 years of U.N.	2006 - Two faces

 

2007 - 90 yrs. Independence	2007 - Treaty of Rome

 

Commemorative 5 Euro Coins

2003 - Championship Ice Hockey

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