Finland 1912-S 20 markkaa

Ponterio sale 168, lot 50091

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50091 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $646. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FINLAND. 20 Markkaa, 1912-S. NGC MS-65." 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. Mintmaster "L" (Johan Conrad Lihr) is also noted for 1912 but is very rare.

Recorded mintage: 881,000 (highest mintage date).

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

Catalog reference: Fr-3; KM-9.2; Sieg-82.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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• 1911-L 20 markkaa
• France 1911 20 francs
• 1912 penni
• 1912 10 penniä
• 1913-S 20 markkaa
• Coins and currency dated 1912
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