Finland 1 Euro {1999-2006} 1S

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front: Two flying swans, a design taken from a competition for a coin to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the independence of Finland, are encircled by the twelve stars of Europe

back: A map, next to the facial value, shows the gathering of the 15 states of the European Union

Lettering: 1 EURO LL

The Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) is a large Northern Hemisphere swan.

It is a pure white, wild swan that features in Finnish folklore and culture, from the Kalevala folk epic to the works of composer Jean Sibelius. During the early 20th century the numbers of whooper swans in the wild declined steeply, until by the 1950s fewer than twenty pairs bred in Finland. 

The swans have since recovered after being successfully spotlighted as a figurehead species for Finland’s nascent nature conservation movement; and today Finland is home to about 6,000 whoopers. Many products in Finland’s stores bear a flying swan logo from a Nordic environmental labelling scheme, or a swimming swan logo signifying food produced in Finland.

• quantity 1
• polished Bi-Metallic coin
  Copper-nickel clad Nickel center in Nickel-brass ring
• diameter: 23.25 mm
• weight: 7.5 g

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