E-auction 139-79277 - fwo_376919 - FINLAND 25 Pennia 1917 Helsinki

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Estimate :	18 €
Price :	20 €
Maximum bid :	25 €
End of the sale :	14 December 2015 18:12:30
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : 25 Pennia

Date: 1917

Mint name / Town : Helsinki

Quantity minted : 5820000

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 750 ‰

Diameter : 16 mm

Weight : 1,27 g.

Edge : cannelée

Catalogue references :

KM20/6.2

Obverse

Obverse legend : (ANÉPIGRAPHE).

Obverse description : Écu de Finlande sur un aigle bicéphale héraldique.

Reverse

Reverse legend : 25 / PENNIÄ / 1917.

Reverse description : Dans une couronne de feuilles de chêne, inscriptions sur trois lignes.

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.