Thursday, November 7, 2024

Finland 2008 : 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Issuing country: Finland

Subject of commemoration: 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Description of the design: The inner part of the coin shows a human figure seen through a heart-shaped hole in a stone wall. The text ‘HUMAN RIGHTS’ is inscribed under the heart. The year mark ‘2008’ is engraved above the heart. The indication of the issuing country ‘FI’, the letter ‘K’ (initial of the artist Tapio Kettunen) and the mintmark appear at the bottom of the design.

The outer ring of the coin shows the twelve stars of the European flag.

Maximum number of coins to be issued: 1 500 000 coins

Approximate date of issue: October 2008

Edge lettering: ‘SUOMI FINLAND ***’, where the * stands for a lion head.



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