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5 Markkaa
| Issuer | Finland |
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| Year | 1972-1978 |
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| Currency | New Markka (1963-2001) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | SUOMI FINLAND 1973 |
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Finland's 5 markkaa coinage of this period was produced against the backdrop of persistent inflationary pressure that steadily eroded the markka's purchasing power through the 1970s — a pattern that would eventually force a revaluation. The aluminium bronze composition was a deliberate cost-reduction measure adopted by several European mints during this decade as copper prices climbed sharply following the 1973 oil crisis.
KM#53 replaced the earlier silver-bearing 5 markkaa types, a quiet but definitive acknowledgment that the denomination had outgrown precious metal content.