Obverse. Photo © Monetnik.ru
  • 2 Euro 2024, Finland, Republic, Finnish Elections and Democracy
  • 2 Euro 2024, Finland, Republic, Finnish Elections and Democracy
Description

In Finland, the people hold state powers under the Constitution, represented by Parliament. Democracy includes the right to participate and influence society. The Ministry of Justice ensures these rights, including overseeing electoral legislation and directing national and municipal elections and referendums.

Obverse

Depicts eight stylized ballot papers, surrounded by the inscription "Elections and Democracy" in Swedish (above) and Finnish (below). The issue date below, the logo of the Mint of Finland (lion) and the country abbreviation (FI for Finland) on the right. The outer ring contains the twelve stars of the European Union.

VAL ♦ DEMOKRATI
FI 2024
VAALIT ♦ DEMOKRATIA

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

Finnish Elections and Democracy

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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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