Coin of the day, day 17: Kekkonen
Presidents of Finland
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen
5 €
Description
This collector coin pays tribute to Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (1900–1986), who was the eighth president of the Republic of Finland, holding office in 1956–1982. The obverse of the coin bears a portrait of Urho Kaleva Kekkonen. The reverse features a landscape of Finnish fields framing an open book depicting a constructed urban environment. The motif symbolises the president's mandate from the people. All coins in the series will share the same reverse. The collector coins are designed by Tero Lounas.
By decision of the Ministry of Finance, Mint of Finland released in 2016–2018 a series of base metal collector coins with a nominal value of EUR 5. The collector coins of the Presidents of Finland series issued in 2016 and 2017 featured in the Finland 100 programme celebrating the centennial of Finland's independence. The series include a total of nine coins paying tribute to the presidents of Finland, with the coins of K.J. Ståhlberg, L.K. Relander, P.E. Svinhufvud, Kyösti Kallio, Risto Ryti, C.G.E. Mannerheim, J.K. Paasikivi, U.K. Kekkonen and Mauno Koivisto.
Features
Year
2017
Face value
5 €
Type
Commemorative
Designer
Tero Lounas
Material
Base metal
Metal
CuAl6Ni2 / CuNi25
Weight
9.8 g
Diameter
27.25 mm
Manufactor
Mint of Finland
Serie
Presidents of Finland
Mintages
UNC
30 000
Proof
6000
President Kekkonen is the first Finn to have appeared on three collector coins.
A 10-markkaa silver coin was issued on the occasion of his 75th birthday in 1975, and a 50-markkaa silver coin was issued in 1981 to mark both the president’s 80th birthday and his retirement from office.
Ask Kekkonen! You will hardly get a more convincing answer.
Kysy Kekkoselta – Ask Kekkonen is Mint of Finland’s award winning app for coin flip. The first version was published for iOS in 2010 to celebrate President Urho Kekkonen's 110th anniversary. The coin itself was issued in 1981 to honor Kekkonen's 25-year presidential term. The application is designed to answer questions like: Heads or Tails? Now or Tomorrow? Yes or No? Kekkonen or Outsider?
Download Ask Kekkonen! On iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kysy-kekkoselta/id389050385
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