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10 Euros Mikael Agricola
| Issuer | Mint of Finland (Suomen Rahapaja) |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#136, Schön#136 |
| Obverse description | Stylized portrait of Mikael Agricola rendered in abstract relief, depicting facial features of the Finnish reformer and father of written Finnish, who died in 1557. The effigy is framed by stylized letterforms evoking the Gothic script of Agricola's era, referencing the 450th anniversary of his death. The inscription MIKAEL AGRICOLA 1557 appears in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the 500th anniversary of Agricola's birth, this coin commemorates the Finnish Lutheran bishop who effectively created written Finnish. His 1548 translation of the New Testament — "Se Wsi Testamenti" — was the first major printed work in the Finnish language, establishing spelling conventions that persisted for centuries. The Finnish Reformation under Agricola was as much a linguistic project as a theological one.
The Mint of Finland's commemorative silver program from this period consistently used .925 sterling rather than the .800 fineness common in earlier Finnish issues.