Finland 1992 1000 markkaa

from Stephen Album sale 41, lot 1573

The coinage of Finland was reformed in 1963, with 100 old markkaa = 1 new markka. This specimen was lot 1573 in Stephen Album sale 41 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FINLAND: Republic, AV 1000 markkaa, 1992, 75th Anniversary of Independence, PCGS graded MS69."

Recorded mintage: 35,000.

Specification: 9 g, 0.900 fine gold, 22.1 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-72.

Source:

• 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 41, featuring the Dick Nanta Collection of Giray Khans, Part II, the Charles Opitz Collection of Ethnographic Money, Part II, and the Allan F. Pacela Collection of Chinese Coins. Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.

Link to:

• 1980-K 50 penniä
• 1981 5 penniä
• 1991 100 markkaa, ice hockey
• 1991-PM 100 markkaa, 70th anniversary of autonomy for Åland
• 1997 1000 markkaa, 80th anniversary of independence
• Coins and currency dated 1992