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Description
The 100 Euro coin in proof quality is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the University of Turku.
The University of Turku (in Finnish Turun yliopisto, in Swedish Åbo universitet, shortened in UTU), located in Turku in southwestern Finland, is the third largest university in the country as measured by student enrollment.
The first university to be established in Turku was The Royal Academy of Turku, in 1640, which was transferred to the new Capital, Helsinki, after the Great Fire of Turku in 1827. The modern University of Turku was founded in 1920. The Finnish intelligentsia wanted a purely Finnish university, the first of its kind in Finland. 22,040 people contributed to the fund-raising campaign. Newly gained independence and the campaign are reflected in the motto of the University about a free people's gift to free science.
Obverse
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The design concept is called the Neural Network and features grid patterns on an abstract level. It represents the interaction between universities and society. LMK |
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Reverse
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Depicts an abstract, reminiscent of an explosion and year of the foundation of the University of Turku. 1920 |
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