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	Finnish euro coins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The design for the minor and middle series of coins is by Heikki Häiväoja, the design for the 1 euro coin was done by Pertti Mäkinen and the national side of the 2 euro coin is by the hand of Raimo Heino.
		The second commemorate €2 coin issued 24 October 2005 commemorates the 60th anniversary of the United Nations and the 50th anniversary of the Finland's membership in the UN.
		The commemorative €2 coins are legal tender throughout the eurozone.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Finnish_euro_coins (323 words)

	Euro coins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The euro (EUR or €) is the currency of 12 European Union member states (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the Republic of Ireland), as well as EU institutions.
		The coins from Monaco feature the royal family's coat of arms and seal and the portrait of the current ruler, Prince Rainier III.
		The coins were minted in several of the participating countries, many using blanks produced at Birmingham Mint, Birmingham, England.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/e/eu/euro_coins.html (1027 words)

	Finnish euro coins: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The euro (€; iso 4217 code eur) is the currency of twelve european union member states: austria, belgium, finland, france,...
		A coin is generally a piece of hard material, generally metal and usually in the shape of a disc, which is used as a form of money....
		Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in finland (92%) and by ethnic finns outside finland....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fi/finnish_euro_coins.htm (1002 words)

	Rahapaja - Coin info / Circulation coins
		Eight denominations of coins are used in the euro area, with values of 1 and 2 euros and 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 cents.
		The appearance of the eight euro coins was agreed upon in 1997 on the basis of suggestions from all member states of the European Union.
		After the changeover period, national banknotes and coins ceased to be legal tender, and the euro banknotes and coins became the sole currency throughout the euro area.
	www.rahapaja.fi /en/516 (414 words)

	Euro coins - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Turkish 1 Lira coin resembles very much the 2-euro coin in both weight and size, and both coins seem to be recognised and accepted by slot machines as being a 2-euro coin, which is roughly worth 4 times more.
		Image:Eurocent edges (2,10,20).jpg Euro coins were designed in cooperation with organisations representing blind persons, and as a result they incorporate many features allowing them to be distinguished by touch alone.
		Of the seven denominations of euro coins, the three lowest denominations are small and distinctly reddish in color, and quite thin and light.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Euro_coins (2028 words)

	Åland
		The Åland Islands are an archipelago at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia, about 40 km from the coast of Sweden, and 25 km from that of Finland.
		Also the conflict between the privileged Swedish speaking minority in Finland and the Finnish speaking majority, which since the 1840s had been prominent in Finland's political life, contributed to the Åland population's fear for its future in Finland.
		In the course of the 20th century, the Finnish sovereignty has been perceived as benevolent, and even beneficial, by increasing majorities of the islanders.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/al/Aland.html (853 words)

	Euro coins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The on the 10- 20- and 50-cent coins the EU member states coming together (note the EU members who are at this not part of the euro are also Finally the 1- and 2-euro coins depict Europe without frontiers.
		Those from San Marino have various towers public buildings from the small nation on as well as the national coat of and the Vatican coins present the portrait Pope John Paul II Having coins with the effigy of religious leader accepted as legal tender caused controversy in certain countries such as France.
		The coins were minted in several of participating countries many using blanks produced at Mint Birmingham England.
	www.freeglossary.com /Euro_coins (961 words)

	Euro coins
		The euro coins are a microcosm of European culture, history and geography.
		Flip the euro coin again so it comes down not ‘tails’ but ‘heads’ and it will still be clear that it is a euro coin: it will show the twelve stars of the European flag.
		Flip the euro coin in Greece and instead of calling ‘heads and tails’, it will be possible to hark back to the origin of coin-flipping and call ‘capita aut navia’ (heads or ships) as they did in Ancient Rome.
	www.delpak.cec.eu.int /WHATSNEW/euro-coins-sept-03.htm (1105 words)

	GovMint.com - Finland Euro Coins
		A beautiful collection of uncirculated Euro coins from the original 12 European nations that first began issuing Euro coins.
		Finland’s annual 2003 Euro coin set pays tribute to the 135th anniversary of the Finnish Gold Rush with an array of fascinating images of gold panning and other symbols from Finnish Lapland, the northernmost part of the European Union.
		Finnish Euro Proof sets with the dates 1999, 2000 and 2001.
	www.govmint.com /countrylistings/europe/finland/finland.aspx (104 words)

	Finland - free-definition
		The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomi; Swedish: Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bordered by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the southeast and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west.
		To counteract Russian replacing Swedish, and also to sever the cultural and emotional ties with Sweden, Finnish was ardently promoted by both the imperial court and the Finnish government and a strong nationalist movement, known as the fennomania.
		There are two official languages in Finland: Finnish, spoken by 92% of the population, and Swedish, mother tongue for 5.5% of the population.
	www.netlexikon.akademie.de /Finland.html (2301 words)

	Euro Coins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The 1, 2 and 5 cent coins were designed by Rolf Lederbogen, the design for the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins is by the hand of Reinhart Heinsdorff and the 1 and 2 euro coins were done by Heinz Hoyer and Sneschana Russewa-Hoyer.
		All coins share the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint in their design.
		The minor series of 1, 2 and 5 cent coins were designed by Garcilaso Rollán, the middle series of 10, 20, and 50 cent coins by Begoña Castellanos and the two major coins feature the portrait or effigy of King Juan Carlos of Spain by the hand of Luis José Diaz.
	www.wwwtln.com /finance/71/euro-coins.html (1329 words)

	Talk History Forum - The Coins of your Country (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Euro's paper money is the same in all countries, on one of the sides appears a window or a door, and on the other one appears a map of Europe and a bridge.
		the 5 euro bill is blue, the 10 is red or pink, the 20 blue, the 50 is brownish, the 100 is green, the 200 is yellow and the 500 is purple.
		and the coins: 1, 2 and 5 cent are copper and have the map again and the number on one side and the symbol whichever the special country chose on the other.
	www.talk-history.com /forum/showthread.php?p=7199 (1865 words)

	Irish euro coins - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Irish euro coins all share the same design by the hand of Jarlath Hayes, that of the Celtic harp, a traditional symbol for Ireland since the Middle Ages.
		The coins' design also features the 12 stars of the EU, the year of imprint and the Irish word for Ireland, "Éire", in the traditional Gaelic alphabet.
		The design of the Irish euro coins is identical to that featured on the back of Irish Punt coinage, apart from the circle of 12 stars.
	www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Irish_euro_coins (243 words)

	Euro coins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The euro (EUR''' or '''€) is the currency of 12 European Union (EU) member states: (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of IrelandIreland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain); four European micro-states: (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Holy See/ - Vatican City), as well as EU institutions.
		Though they are not members of the EU, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City (but not Andorra) also have euro coins featuring a national side, but these only occasionally end up in general circulation as their scarcity leads to greater interest from coin collectingcoin collectors/.
		The coins from Monaco feature the royal family's coat of arms and seal and the portrait of the late ruler, Rainier III, Prince of MonacoPrince Rainier III.
	www.infothis.com /find/Euro_coins (1551 words)

	euro coins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Residents of the euro-area still regularly check the change in their pockets to see which coins they have picked up. They may well find they are carrying around the coins of half a dozen nations, particularly if they live in a major capital or travel regularly.
		Flip the euro coin again so it comes down not 'tails' but 'heads' and it will still be clear that it is a euro coin: it will show the twelve stars of the European flag. But it will be clearly identified with a country.
		The sower on some of the French coins conveys the same association of ideas between the former currency and the euro. The design is one of 1,240 submitted by 97 coin designers in France's euro coin design competition.
	www.ecdel.org.au /euro_and_you/coins.htm (752 words)

	Fleur de Coin - Buy the Finnish euro coins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The design for the minor and middle series of coins is by Heikki Ha"iva"oja, the design for the 1 euro coin was done by Pertti Ma"kinen and the national side of the 2 euro coin is by the hand of Raimo Heino.
		Heikki Ha"iva"oja was the designer of the Finnish euro coins design for the minor and middle series of coins.
		Pertti Ma"kinen is the designer of the Finnish 1 euro coin and Raimo Heino is the designer of the Finnish 2 Euro coin.
	www.fleur-de-coin.com /eurocoinsfinland.asp?sec=7 (386 words)

	FT.com - Special Reports / Euro
		Despite the easy pace of conversion the FT set out to test whether Finnish euro coins, with their distinctive national emblems on one side, would be accepted in a small Greek town, 2,500km away, on the first day of the new year.
		The euro was the talking point of most conversations and most Spaniards expressed their satisfaction at being one of the 12 participating countries and showed no sentimentalism towards the peseta.
		Thomas Eulau, head of euro information at the Swedish Federation of Trade, said the organisation had recommended that retailers do not take legacy currencies, partly due to a fear that forgeries will be off-loaded in countries where the currencies were less known, he said.
	specials.ft.com /euro/FT37YHS01WC.html (1734 words)

	finland euro coins
		1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 euro coins from Finland...
		coin and all the rest of the Finnish euro coins, shows a heraldic lion which is a reproduction of...
		Euro coins and notes will be the only currency used in the European Euro Zone countries in 2002.
	www.aboutcoins.info /coin/finland-euro-coins.html (393 words)

	Finland - Gurupedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the southeast and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west, and has land frontiers with Sweden, Norway and Russia and a maritime border with Estonia.
		parliament, the Eduskunta (Finnish) or Riksdag (Swedish), is the supreme legislative authority in Finland.
		Finnish standard of living is high, partly because it has rough and cold weather.
	www.gurupedia.com /f/fi/finland.htm (1740 words)

	Wikinfo \| Finland
		The Republic of Finland (Suomen Tasavalta in Finnish, Republiken Finland in Swedish) is a Nordic country, bound by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the southeast and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west, bordering Sweden, Norway and Russia (sea border with Estonia).
		Constitutionally, the 200-member, unicameral parliament, the Eduskunta (Finnish) or Riksdag (Swedish), is the supreme authority in Finland.
		According to international treaties (and Finnish laws) the province of the Åland Islands enjoys a high degree of autonomy.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Finland (1315 words)

	CNN - Europe wakes up to new year and new currency - December 31, 1998
		The euro will be used immediately for electronic financial and business transactions, but euro coins and notes won't be issued to the general public until January 2002.
		The introduction of the euro will change the fields of finance, industry, commerce and international relations for the participating nations: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.
		Creation of the euro is seen as one of the most extraordinary steps in Europe's long history, forging a common future as an integrated economic power when, just over 50 years ago, many were enemies on the battlefield.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/europe/9812/31/euro.01 (620 words)

	Euro Coins - Finland
		We have uncirculated sets of Euro coins from each of the twelve member countries available in stock now and are accepting orders for immediate delivery.
		Finland has issued only very limited quantities of 1 and 2 cent coins for circulation, but we have been able to source a supply, and are able to supply all eight coins.
		The obverse designs of the Finnish 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, and 1 Euro are identical apart from their size and the indents on the 20 cent.
	www.emmsaid.com /eurofinland.htm (325 words)

	Rahapaja
		Mint of Finland sold Finnish euro coins from the beginning of year 2002 until March 1st 2005.
		The sale of Finnish euro coins was an agreement with the Bank of Finland in order to ease the Bank of Finland’s deliveries of smaller lots of coins.
		The Finnish euro coins were always sold in uncirculated rolls and the lot always consisted of coins from 1 cent to 2 euro.
	www.mint.fi /en/press-releases/1082 (417 words)

	ipedia.com: Finnish euro coins Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The euro is the common currency for most European nations within the European Union, including Finland.
		The euro coins have two different sides; one common, European side showing the value of the coin...
		The euro (EUR or €) is the common currency for most European nations within the European Union, including Finland.
	www.ipedia.com /finnish_euro_coins.html (311 words)

	Euro coins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Edge lettering of the 2 euro coin: SUOMI FINLAND * * , where the represents a lion’s head.
		The designs were taken from his competition entry for a coin to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the independence of Finland.
		The heraldic lion in different designs has been used in several Finnish coins over the years, for example on the 1 markka coins between 1964 and 2001.
	www.euro.ecb.int /en/section/euro0/specific.FI.html (145 words)

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