Obverse. Photo © Monetnik.ru
  • 2 Euro 2023, KM# 311, Finland, Republic, Social and Health Services
  • 2 Euro 2023, KM# 311, Finland, Republic, Social and Health Services
Description

Healthcare in Finland consists of a highly decentralized three-level publicly funded healthcare system and a much smaller private sector. Although the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has the highest decision-making authority, the municipalities (local governments) are responsible for providing healthcare to their residents.

Finland offers its residents universal healthcare. The prevention of diseases and other types of health promotion has been the main focus of Finnish healthcare policies for decades. That has resulted in the eradication of certain communicable diseases and improvement in the health of the population.

Obverse

Depicts a stylized map of Finland, surrounded by the inscription "Well being" in Finnish and Swedish. The issue date in the centre, the logo of the Mint of Finland (lion) below, the country abbreviation (FI for Finland) on the right. The outer ring contains the twelve stars of the European Union.

HYVINVOINTI VÄLFÄRD
2023
FI

Reverse

A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments.

Luc Luycx, a designer at the Royal Belgian Mint, designed the Euro’s common reverse; his initials, LL, are seen on the right side of the design, just under the “O” in “EURO.”

2 EURO
LL

Edge

The edge reads SUOMI FINLAND (the name of the country in Finnish and Swedish, its two official languages) and contains three lion heads

SUOMI FINLAND

2 Euro

Social and Health Services

KM# 311
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Bi-Metallic
Ring Cupronickel
Center Nickel Brass
Weight 8.5 g
Diameter 25.75 mm
Thickness 2.2 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Mint of Finland

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