Brief Finnish History
The Finns are believed to have originated from the Volga basin in Russia. They ousted the Lapps from Finland in the 7th century. Finland was conquered by Sweden in the 12th century, and remained under Swedish rule until 1809 when Russia conquered Sweden, and Finland was ceded to the Russians. It remained a grand duchy within the Russian empire until 1917, when it declared its independence. Although invaded by Russia and Germany during World War II, it managed to resist with minor concessions. It is a member of the EU, and is the only Nordic state to have joined the Euro.

Finnish Gold Coins
Finland, as can be imagined from its history, has only issued coins for a relatively short period of time, and very few gold coins indeed. There were issues of gold 10 and 20 Markaa under Russian control from 1878 to 1913, the same denominations in 1926 as a republic, then nothing until the 1990's when a small number of commemorative coins have been issued.

Technical Specifications

Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Fineness	Gold Content
10 Markaa 1879 - 1913	19	3.2258	.900	.0933
10 Markaa 1995	26
20 Markaa	21.30	6.4516	.900	.1867
100 Markaa	18	4.2105	.900	.1218
200 Markaa	22	8.4210	.900	.2436
1000 Markaa	22	9.0000	.900	.2604
2000 Markaa	28	16.9700	.900	.4910

Prices & Availability
Please telephone for current prices and availability.

Date	Denomination	Grade	Mintage	Availability	Price £	Price $
1910	20 Markaa	Unc	201,000	Sold	£100	$150

Description of 20 Markaa of 1910

• Obverse
  Double-headed Russian eagle, with inscription:-
  FINLAND SUOMI

• Reverse
  Value:-
  20
  MARKAA
  in two lines with date 1910 below.
  Around the outside is the legend (inscription):- 5.806 GRM KULTAA 0.645 GRM KUPARIA
  This translates as 5.806 grams of gold and 0.645 grams of copper.

Postage & Packing
UK Registered Post (Special Delivery) £9 per order
EU Insured Post £10 per order
USA Airmail $10 per order
USA Insured Shipping $20 per order

Finnish Silver and Base Metal Coins
For silver and base metal coins of Finland, please look at our original Chard Coins website.