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5 Euros Savonia
| Issuer | Mint of Finland (Suomen Rahapaja) |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The copper-nickel centre field depicts a scene evoking the traditional Savonian slash-and-burn (huuhta) agricultural practice, featuring a rye stalk with a full ear extending diagonally across the field alongside a stylised burning tree trunk, rendered in high relief against a darkened background. Additional rye ears and cross-hatched elements suggestive of scorched timber fill the lower portion of the central disc, conveying the ancient cultivation method of forest burning to enrich the soil. The brass outer ring bears the bilingual legend 'SUOMI' at upper left and 'FINLAND' at lower right, incuse in bold Latin capitals. |
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| Obverse lettering | SUOMI FINLAND |
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Part of Finland's long-running provincial series, this issue commemorates the historical region of Savonia — a landlocked area whose identity was shaped as much by its forests and lake systems as by centuries of Swedish and Russian administrative tinkering. The Mint of Finland launched the provincial collector series in 2001, issuing one region per year through bimetallic five-euro pieces never intended for general circulation. By 2011 the series was well into its second decade, and collector uptake had become reliable enough that mintages were managed accordingly.