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Description
With the authorization of the Ministry of Finance, the Mint of Finland issued a collector coin to commemorate the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships.
Ice hockey world championships have been held since 1920, when the competition was held in Belgium. Before 2012, Finland has hosted the men's Ice Hockey World Championships on six occasions: in 1965, 1974, 1982, 1991, 1997, and 2003.
The 2012 IIHF World Championship was the 76th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 4–20 May 2012 in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden.
Russia won the tournament by defeating Slovakia 6–2 in the final game; the Russians finished the tournament undefeated with a record of 10–0–0, becoming the first team to win every game in regulation since the Soviet Union in the 1989 World Championships. The Czech Republic captured the bronze medal by defeating co-host Finland 3–2 in the bronze medal game. The tournament's top scorer, Russia's Evgeni Malkin, was named the most valuable player of the tournament.
Designer: Petri Neuvonen
Issue date: 13.4.2012
Obverse
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Depicts a puck flying into the goal and the conclusion of the match., surrounded by the inscription. STOCKHOLM • 2012 • HELSINKI • MM/VN • |
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Reverse
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Depicts a player with the puck on his stick at the face-off, when the score is still even, surrounded by the ountry name in Finnish and Swedish, the logo of the Mint of Finland (lion) and value below. SUOMI FINLAND |
| Edge |
5 Euro
Helsinki and Stockholm 2012 Ice Hockey World Championship
KM# 183 Schön# 178
Helsinki and Stockholm 2012 Ice Hockey World Championship
Characteristics
| Type | Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating) |
| Material | Bi-Metallic |
| Ring | Aluminium Bronze |
| Center | Cupronickel |
| Weight | 9.8 g |
| Diameter | 27.25 mm |
| Thickness | - |
| Shape |
round
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| Alignment | Medal |
| Mint |
Mint of Finland
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