Information about mint: Suomen Rahapaja (Mint of Finland)
Suomen Rahapaja (Mint of Finland) (1860 - present)
In December 1859 the Finnish Senate petitioned the Tsar for permission for the country’s own unit of currency noting that the rouble was too large a unit of currency for a poor country such as Finland. The advantages of a smaller unit of currency were understood in St Petersburg and the Senate was charged with examining the matter in greater detail. At a full session of the Senate on March 10th 1860 a decision was made to propose as a unit of currency the markka, which would be a quarter of the value of the rouble and which would be divided into 100 penni. Based on this proposal Tsar Alexander II gave his approval to the new unit of currency on April 4th 1860. |
Coins struck by Suomen Rahapaja (Mint of Finland) (16):
| Country | Year | Name | Mintage | Mint Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 1997 | Ten Senti 1997 | 15,000,000 | No mint mark |
| Estonia | 1998 | One Kroon 1998 | 15,000,000 | No mint mark |
| Estonia | 1998 | Ten Krooni 1998 Independence | 15,000 | No mint mark |
| Estonia | 2000 | One Kroon 2000 | 15,000,000 | No mint mark |
| Estonia | 2001 | One Kroon 2001 | 15,000,000 | No mint mark |
| Estonia | 2003 | One Kroon 2003 | 15,000,000 | No mint mark |
| Estonia | 2003 | Twenty Senti 2003 | 11,100,000 | No mint mark |
| Estonia | 2004 | Fifty Senti 2004 | 10,000,000 | No mint mark |
| Estonia | 2004 | Twenty Senti 2004 | 20,000,000 | No mint mark |
| Estonia | 2004 | Ten Krooni 2004 Flag of Estonia | 10,000 | No mint mark |
| Estonia | 2006 | Twenty Senti 2006 | 37,000,000 | No mint mark |
| Estonia | 2006 | Ten Krooni 2006 Winter Olympics | 5,000 | No mint mark |
| Estonia | 2008 | Ten Krooni 2008 Anniversary of Republic | 10,000 | No mint mark |
| Estonia | 2008 | Ten Krooni 2008 Beijing Olympics | 10,000 | No mint mark |
| Estonia | 2009 | Ten Krooni 2009 Estonian National Museum | 6,000 | No mint mark |
| Estonia | 2010 | Ten Krooni 2010 Vancouver Olympics | 10,000 | No mint mark |
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Suomen Rahapaja (Mint of Finland): Details
| From Year | 1860 |
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| Country | Finland |
| Location | Vantaa |
| Company type | Mint |
| Web | (official site) |
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Mint Marks used by: Suomen Rahapaja (Mint of Finland)
| No mint mark | Mint of Finland has no mint mark on most coins. |
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