Finland 1894 penni
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This specimen was lot 371 in Sincona Auction 99 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 60 CHF (about US$91 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RUSSLAND Kaiserreich und Föderation, Alexander III. 1881-1894, 1 Penni 1894, Helsinki Mint. Mintage for Finland. NGC MS64 RB."
This is a common date of a type struck 1881-84, 1888, 1891-94 for Alexander III. The prior and succeeding types varied only in the imperial monogram.
Recorded mintage: 1,810,000.
Specification: 1.26 g, copper, 15 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 10, Bitkin 257.
- Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 99: Russian Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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