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5 Euros St. Olaf Castle
| Issuer | Mint of Finland |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by the provincial coat of arms of Savonia, depicting a bow and arrow, centrally placed within the coin's inner ring. The engraver's initial 'T' appears below the coat of arms. The face value '5 EURO' is inscribed in two lines to the upper left within the outer ring, while the year of issue '2013' appears above the coat of arms. The Suomen Rahapaja (Mint of Finland) mintmark is positioned at the right side of the design at approximately the 3 o'clock position. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2013 5 T EURO |
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St. Olaf's Castle in Savonlinna was built by the Swedish crown beginning in the 1470s under Erik Axelsson Tott, intended to anchor Swedish control over the eastern frontier against Novgorod. The fortress changed hands repeatedly during the long sequence of Russo-Swedish wars and was held by Russian forces for extended periods before Finland's incorporation into the Russian Empire in 1809 — after which it lost all military relevance and fell into ruin. Restoration work beginning in the late 19th century saved the structure.
Finland's €5 commemorative program has consistently used bimetallic construction to distinguish these issues from circulation coinage, though they carry legal tender status.