2016-11-01 Tue

On 24th October, Finland issued a new coin depicting the country’s fourth president, Kyosti Kallio (1873–1940), who served as the president from 1937 until his sudden death in 1940. The coin is a part of a series which celebrates 100 years of independence next year.

Kallio compelled to sign the Moscow Peace Treaty that ended the Winter War which lasted for 105 days. After the treaty, Karelia became a part of the Soviet Union and Finland’s independence was preserved. Finland was also prompted to go for the Third Reich to stop aggression from Moscow which was termed as Continuation War from 1941 to 1944.

The coin features a portrait of President Kallio, along with the texts “KYOSTI KALLIO 1873 – 1940”. The reverse features Finnish fields inside an open book depicting a constructed urban environment.

The mintage limit of the 5 €uro Bimetallic 9.8 g BU coin is 30,000 and that of the 5 €uro Bimetallic 9.8 g Proof coin is 6000.

The coin will be the last of the series issued in 2016, completing the series of Finnish presidents who have passed away within 100 years of Finland’s independence.