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5 ECU CSCE / KFZE Conference 20th Anniversary
| Issuer | Finland |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Obverse description | Stylised artistic portrait of composer Jean Sibelius rendered in low relief, depicted as a monumental face emerging from an abstract rocky and aquatic landscape, occupying the central field. A facsimile signature reading 'Jean Sibelius' appears below the effigy. The circular legend '• FINLAND • SUOMI • FINLAND •' runs along the upper periphery, with the denomination '5 ECU' and the date '1992' inscribed at the base of the coin. |
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| Reverse description | A panoramic landscape view depicting the Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, a prominent modernist concert and congress venue, flanked by a snow-covered tree to the right and an abstract CSCE emblem in the upper left field. The legend 'CSCE' and 'KFZE' is prominently inscribed in the centre, flanked by the years '1972' and '1992' denoting the 20th anniversary of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe. The phrase 'Ei laillinen maksuväline' (meaning 'not legal tender') and 'Non legal tender' appear in the lower field, confirming the token nature of the piece. |
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| Mintage | 1992 - 10,000 |
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