Catalog
1 Markka
| Issuer | Finland |
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| Year | 1943-1952 |
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| Weight | 3.5 g |
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| Obverse lettering | 19 44 S |
| Reverse description | The large numeral '1' dominates the center of the field, flanked symmetrically by two ornate spruce branches bearing cones, rendered in fine detail. Below the numeral, the denomination legend 'MARKKA' is inscribed in capital letters across the lower portion of the field. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner border, with a raised rim completing the composition. |
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Finland shifted to iron coinage during the Continuation War, when copper and other non-ferrous metals were requisitioned for the war effort against the Soviet Union. The same wartime pressures affected minting across Scandinavia, but Finland's situation was acute — the country was simultaneously fighting a defensive war while navigating a complex co-belligerent relationship with Nazi Germany. Iron issues from 1943 onward corrode aggressively in circulation, making uncleaned examples without active rust genuinely difficult to find despite high mintage figures across the run.