Finland 1910 5 pennia

Sincona sale 99, lot 447

This specimen was lot 447 in Sincona Auction 99 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$1,281 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RUSSLAND Kaiserreich und Föderation, Nicholas II. 1894-1917, 5 Penniä 1910, Helsinki Mint. Mintage for Finland. Selten, Rare. NGC MS63 RB."

This is the key date of a type struck 1896-1901, 1906-17 for Nicholas II. The prior type varied only in the imperial monogram.

Recorded mintage: 60,000.

Specification: 6.5 g, copper, 25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 15, Bitkin 450 (R1).

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

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