E-auction 231-155141 - fwo_452065 - FINLAND 1 Markka Administration Russe 1874 Helsinki

FINLAND 1 Markka Administration Russe 1874 Helsinki AU

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Estimate :	45 €
Price :	32 €
Maximum bid :	42 €
End of the sale :	18 September 2017 17:32:00
bidders :	8 bidders

Type : 1 Markka Administration Russe

Date: 1874

Mint name / Town : Helsinki

Quantity minted : 1002000

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 868 ‰

Diameter : 24 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 5,14 g.

Edge : en creux

Catalogue references :

KM.19/3.2

Obverse

Obverse legend : 94.48 KAPPALETTA NAULASTA SELWÄÄ HOPEATA // S.

Obverse description : Aigle héraldique bicéphale timbrée d'un écusson aux armes de la Finlande.

Reverse

Reverse legend : 1 / MAARKA / 1874.

Reverse description : Dans une couronne de feuilles de chêne.

Commentary

En 1809, par le traité de Fredrikshamm, le Suède cède la Finlande au Tsar Alexandre Ier. Le Grand-Duché de Finlande devient un territoire autonome dont le Grand-Duc est le tsar. Il devient indépendant, le 6 décembre 1917.
In 1809, by the Treaty of Fredrikshamm, Sweden ceded Finland to Tsar Alexander I. The Grand Duchy of Finland became an autonomous territory with the Grand Duke as Tsar. It became independent on December 6, 1917.