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Description
In the year 2008, the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters as well as Helsinki University of Technology celebrated their 100-year anniversary. In honour of this event, a bimetallic collector coin was minted by the Mint of Finland.
The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters (Finnish Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia) is a Finnish learned society. It was founded in 1908 and is thus the second oldest academy in Finland.
The Helsinki University of Technology (TKK; Finnish: Teknillinen korkeakoulu; Swedish: Tekniska högskolan) was a technical university in Finland. It was located in Otaniemi, Espoo in the metropolitan area of Greater Helsinki. The university was founded in 1849 by Grand Duke of Finland, Emperor Nicholas I and received university status in 1908. It moved from Helsinki to Otaniemi campus area in 1966. It was merged into Aalto University in 2010 and briefly had the name Aalto University School of Science and Technology before being split into four schools in 2011.
Designer: Tapio Kettunen
Obverse
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Depicts a symbolic composition surrounded by the inscription in Finnish "100 years of science and research". 100 VUOTTA TIEDE JA TUTKIMUS |
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Reverse
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Depicts a symbolic composition, date above, country name in Finnish and Swedish below, value in the centre, the logo of the Mint of Finland (Cornucopia) on the middle left, initial of the engraver (K) on the middle right. 2008 |
| Edge |
5 Euro
100th Anniversary of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters and the Helsinki University of Technology
KM# 141 Schön# 141
100th Anniversary of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters and the Helsinki University of Technology
Characteristics
| Type | Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating) |
| Material | Bi-Metallic |
| Ring | Brass |
| Center | Cupronickel |
| Weight | 19.6 g |
| Diameter | 35 mm |
| Thickness | - |
| Shape |
round
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| Alignment | Medal |
| Mint |
Mint of Finland
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