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10 Markkaa European Union Presidency, silver and gold
| Issuer | Bank of Finland |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| In circulation to | 1 January 2002 |
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| Obverse lettering | SUOMI FINLAND 1999 EU |
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| Mint | Mint of Finland |
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Finland assumed the rotating presidency of the EU Council for the first time in the second half of 1999 — a politically significant moment, as the country had only joined the Union four years earlier. The presidency coincided with the formal launch of the euro as an accounting currency on 1 January 1999, making Finland's term one of the most consequential in the Council's history for monetary affairs. This bimetallic commemorative was issued alongside a standard silver version (KM#91), the gold-ringed variant commanding a premium that kept most examples out of circulation entirely.