20 Markkaa

Features

Issuer	Finland
Period	Republic (1919-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1952-1962
Value	20 Markkaa
Currency	Markka (1860-1963)
Composition	Aluminium bronze (93% Copper, 3% Aluminium, 2% Nickel)
Weight	4.5 g
Diameter	22.5 mm
Thickness	1.9 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 1062
References	KM# 39 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 42 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Finnish lion in circle surrounded by legend and date.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SUOMEN TASAVALTA
S
═>═1961═<═

Translation: Republic Of Finland

Engraver: Peippo Uolevi Helle

Reverse

Tree and denomination in two lines.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20
MARKKAA

Engraver: Peippo Uolevi Helle

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Mint of Finland (Suomen Rahapaja), Helsinki, Finland (1860-1988)

Marks

H	Uolevi Helle, Mint Master, Mint of Finland (1948-1958)
S	Allan Alarik Soiniemi, Mint Master, Mint of Finland (1958-1975)

Comments

Two main types are known.
Reverse:
Die A - legend close to rim, right lower branch on pine has short endings (right on the images below).
Die B - legend far from rim, right lower branch on pine has long endings (left on the images below).

Combinations:
Die A: 1952-1954.
Die B: 1954-1962.

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Date		Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1952	H	83 000							4%
1953	H	2 880 000	$ 0.20	$ 1.30	$ 1.60				18%
1954	H	17 034 000	$ 0.49	$ 0.58	$ 1.20			Die A - short branches	51%
1954	H			$ 0.58	$ 1.10	$ 1.20	$ 2.30	Die B -long branches (mintage included in version with short branches)	18%
1955	H	2 800 000	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.90				17%
1956	H	2 540 000		$ 1.10	$ 1.20				13%
1957	H	1 050 000		$ 1.00	$ 3.60				8%
1958	H	515 000		$ 6.40	$ 8.10	$ 11			5%
1959	S	1 580 000		$ 1.00	$ 1.30				8%
1960	S	3 850 000		$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.40	$ 2.30		13%
1961	S	4 430 000		$ 1.30	$ 1.30				10%
1962	S	2 280 000			$ 1.50	$ 2.50	$ 4.40		6%

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