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  • 50 Penniä 1943-1948, KM# 26b, Finland, Republic
  • 50 Penniä 1943-1948, KM# 26b, 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
L: Vesa Uolevi Liuhto, 1948

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 43
S

Reverse

Denomination flanked by grain sprigs.

50
PENNIÄ

Edge

50 Penniä

KM# 26b Schön# 21b
Characteristics
Material Iron
Weight 2.25 g
Diameter 18.5 mm
Thickness 1.35 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Mint of Finland

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