Finland 1904-L 20 markkaa

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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 38134
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This specimen was lot 38134 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "FINLAND. 20 Markkaa, 1904-L. Helsinki Mint. Nicholas II of Russia. NGC MS-62." This type was struck 1879-80, 1891, 1903-04, 1910-13 to the standard of the French twenty francs. Finland obtained her independence from Russia in 1917-18.

Recorded mintage: 188,000.

Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-3; KM-9.2.

Source:

  • Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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