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5 Euros Church of St. Lawrence
| Issuer | Mint of Finland (Suomen Rahapaja) |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The copper-nickel centre displays the coat of arms of the historical province of Häme at its centre, surmounted by the engraver's initial 'T'. The denomination '5 EURO' is inscribed to the left and below in the upper portion of the inner field, while the year of issue '2013' appears above the coat of arms. The heraldic lion mint mark of Suomen Rahapaja is positioned at the 3 o'clock position along the inner border of the brass ring. |
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The Church of St. Lawrence in Vantaa is Finland's oldest surviving stone church, with sections of the nave dating to the late 15th century. Finland's Nordic-Baltic collector coin program has leaned heavily on ecclesiastical architecture — this issue fits a deliberate pattern of regional heritage subjects that the Mint of Finland pursued aggressively through the 2010s to sustain collector demand for the €5 bimetallic format after its novelty had worn off.
Mintage for the series was tightly controlled. The Vantaa church itself survived the Russian-Swedish conflicts that leveled much of the surrounding region during the Great Northern War.