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Cover of Official Finland Euro Coin Set

Official Finland Euro Coin Set

Finnish Euro Coin Set Finland has decided not to issue 1¢ or 2¢ coins for circulation.

Complete Finnish Euro Coin Set But we are working on the problem!

A Finnish Problem
There is currently a problem with the Finnish sets, the Finnish mint, in its wisdom, has decided unilaterally that the 1 and 2 cent coins are too low a value, and has decided not to issue any for circulation, although they were issued in thier starter packs, and presumably will be issued in their official sets. We have since heard that the European Union have ordered Finland to produce and release supplies of these coins. So far, all this information is unofficial, but we are attempting to get a clarification from the Finnish mint.
We will keep trying to get supplies of the two missing denominations, especially for the orders we have already received, but if it proves impossible, then we may have to supply them without.

Close-Up of the Two Elusive Coins

Finland Starts Using The Euro on January 1st 2002
On new year's day 2002, Finland will, like the other 11 members of the Eurozone, start using Euro notes and Euro coins for cash transactions. Within a few months, the old coins and banknotes in Markaas will be withdrawn. We expect to have uncirculated sets of Euro coins from each of the twelve member countries available in January 2002, and are accepting advance orders now.
Finland chose three designs based upon motifs similar to those used on national coins.

What, No Cents?
We have been told that Finland will not be issuing 1 and 2 cent coins for circulation, so it is likely that we will only be able to supply 6 coins in our own "unofficial" sets. The official sets will contain all eight coins.

Packaging & Presentation
We expect to have uncirculated mint sets of coins from all 12 Euro zone countries in stock during January 2002. Our Finnish Euro sets are packaged in an attractive card within a 2-sided plastic case so that the coins can be viewed from both sides or removed if required. We have information about official issue mint or proof sets. All of the countries will issue uncirculated sets, but many will not issue proof sets.
We show photographs of the pack of the official uncirculated set.

2 Euro This shows cloudberries and cloudberry flowers, designed by Raimo Heino.
1 Euro The artist Pertti Maekinen created a motif depicting two flying swans for this coin. The designs were taken from his competition entry for a coin to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the independence of Finland.
50 Euro Cents These show a heraldic lion which is a reproduction of a design by the sculptor Heikki Häiväoja. The heraldic lion in different designs has been used in several Finnish coins over the years, for example on the 1 markka coins between 1964 and 2001.
20 Euro Cents As for the 50 Cents. Note the 7 indents or scallops on the edge.
10 Euro Cents The obverse designs of the Finnish 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, and 1 Euro are identical apart from their size and the indents on the 20 cent.
5 Euro Cents The obverse designs of the Finnish 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, and 1 Euro are identical apart from their size and the indents on the 20 cent.
2 Euro Cents The obverse designs of the Finnish 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, and 1 Euro are identical apart from their size and the indents on the 20 cent.
1 Euro Cent The obverse designs of the Finnish 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, and 1 Euro are identical apart from their size and the indents on the 20 cent.

Availability & Prices
The following are our pre-release prices. Please see our price guarantee.

Date	Description	Status	Availability	Price £	Price $	Price €
1999	Official Uncirculated	Announced	March	£17.95	$26.95	€29.95
1999	Official Proof	Announced	TBA	£TBA	$TBA	€TBA
2000	Official Uncirculated	Announced	March	£17.95	$26.95	€29.95
2000	Official Proof	Announced	TBA	£TBA	$TBA	€TBA
2001	Official Uncirculated	Announced	March	£17.95	$26.95	€29.95
2001	Official Proof	Announced	TBA	£TBA	$TBA	€TBA
2002	Unofficial Uncirculated	Available	January 16th	£9.95	$14.95	€16.50
2002	Official Uncirculated	Announced	January	£17.95	$26.95	€29.95
2002	Official Proof	Announced	TBA	£TBA	$TBA	€TBA

Notes
TBA = To Be Announced. To reserve future issues, please see our Euro Set Reservations page.

Price Guarantee
We can now confirm our advance order pricing to be as shown. All orders received with payment by January 2002 will be at out published pre-release prices. Prices may increase for orders received after January 2002.

Postage & Packing, Per Order:
UK: At buyer's risk £2 or
Fully Insured £5 (Usually by Royal Mail Special Delivery)
USA: Airmail at buyer's risk $10 or
Fully Insured (Usually via Fedex or Datapost) $40
For further details, please see our Postage & Packing page.

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