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  • 50 Penniä 1940-1943, KM# 26a, Finland, Republic
  • 50 Penniä 1940-1943, KM# 26a, Finland, Republic
Obverse

Rampant lion in the coat of arms of Finland divides year of issue. Initial of the Mint of Finland's director is below sword handle (S, Isak Gustaf Sundell, 1912–1947).

The coat of arms of Finland is a crowned lion on a red field, the right foreleg replaced with an armoured hand brandishing a sword, trampling on a sabre with the hindpaws. The coat of arms was originally created around the year 1580.

19 42
S

Reverse

Denomination flanked by grain sprigs.

50
PENNIÄ

Edge

50 Penniä

KM# 26a Schön# 21a
Characteristics
Material Copper
Weight 2.55 g
Diameter 18.5 mm
Thickness 1.44 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Mint of Finland (S)

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