Finland 1908 5 pennia

from the Stack's Bowers Collector's June 2022 Choice sale, lot 70671

This specimen was lot 70671 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FINLAND. 5 Pennia, 1908. Helsinki Mint. Nicholas II of Russia. PCGS AU-58. Lightly circulated, this attractive example presents chocolate color and is exceedingly attractive." This type is listed for 1896-1917 and was struck for Finland by the czarist administration. Russian defeats in World War One enabled the Finns, who had long chafed under Russian rule, to declare independence. This date is common.

Recorded mintage: 1,660,000.

Specification: 6.5 g, copper, 25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 15.

Source:

• Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
• 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, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Links to:

• 1901 5 penniä
• 1907 50 penniä
• 1907 markka
• 1908 penni
• 1908 10 penniä
• 1908 2 markkaa
• 1910 5 penniä
• Coins and currency dated 1908