Finland 10 euro 2018 (PROOF) "200th Anniversary of the Birth of Zacharias Topelius" 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
7109463
Area
Coins
Title
Finland 10 euro 2018 (PROOF) "200th Anniversary of the Birth of Zacharias Topelius"
Country
Finland
Face value
10 euro
Year
2018
Variety / overstrike
PROOF / PROOF / BE / PP
Era
Finland - Republic (1919-present)
Head of State
Sauli Väinämö Niinistö of Finland (2012-present)
Type
Coin
Designer
Tielinen, Erja
Series
Commemorative
Theme
Birds, Fairytales, Fauna (Animals), Leaves, Mussen, Stars, Writers
Material
Silver (Ag)
Gold- or silver content
500
Weight
10
Diameter
28.5
Thickness
Punch
Medal alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
SUOMI FINLAND 2018
Reverse
ZACHARIAS TOPELIUS 1818 - 1898 10€
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
Lion in circle (Vantaa 2010–present)
Number produced
8.000
Krause and Mishler number
KM#
Catalogue number
Details
Non-circulating coin. By decree of the Ministry of Finance, Mint of Finland will release €10 and €20 collector coins to mark the bi-centenary on 14 January 2018 of the birth Zacharias Topelius, a Finnish novelist and influential figure in society. Zacharias Topelius (14 January 1818-12 March 1898) is still remembered today as a master storyteller and as a lyricist of best-loved Christmas carols. Topelius was not only a distinguished novelist and poet, but also a journalist, historian and rector of the University of Helsinki. Topelius wrote insightful interpretations of social phenomena and structures, as seen for example in Välskärin kertomuksia (Tales of a Barber-Surgeon), one of his best-known novels. The reverse of the collector coin features an image of Topelius and the sparrows in his tales. The obverse of the coin is a reference to Topelius’s Koivu ja tähti (The Birch and the Star) fairytale. The commemorative coin has been granted the Key Flag Label of the Association for Finnish Work.