Catalog
5 Pennia
| Issuer | Finland |
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| Year | 1918-1940 |
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| Currency | Markka (1860-1963) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the Finnish state coat of arms depicting a crowned lion rampant to the left, its raised right forepaw replaced by an armoured gauntlet brandishing an upright sword; the lion's hind paws trample upon a curved sabre. The shield is set against a plain field, with the four-digit date divided on either side of the central device. |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '5' is prominently displayed in the upper centre of the field in bold relief, flanked on either side by a small six-petalled rosette ornament. The legend 'PENNIÄ' arcs along the lower portion of the field in incuse capital letters, completing the denomination inscription. |
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Finland struck this coin as an independent nation for the first time — the country had declared independence from Russia in December 1917, and the first copper issues of 1918 appeared amid an ongoing civil war between the White and Red factions. That the mint functioned at all during early 1918 is notable. The series ran through 1940, the year the Winter War with the Soviet Union ended, after which wartime metal pressures reshaped Finnish coinage entirely.