Finland 1900 penni

Sincona sale 99, lot 405

This specimen was lot 405 in Sincona Auction 99 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 50 CHF (about US$75 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RUSSLAND Kaiserreich und Föderation, Nicholas II. 1894-1917, 1 Penni 1900, Helsinki Mint. Mintage for Finland. NGC MS64 RB."

This is a common date of a type struck 1895, 1898-1916 for Nicholas II. The prior type varied only in the imperial monogram.

Recorded mintage: 3,550,000.

Specification: 1.26 g, copper, 15 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 13, Bitkin 461.

Source:

• 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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