Finland 2002 100 euro

Jean Elsen sale 162, lot 1887. the obverse image is rotated

This specimen was lot 1887 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €600 (about US$832 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"FINLANDE, République (1917-), AV 100 euro, 2002. Paysage de Laponie. Encapsulé. Ecrin. Titre 0,900. (republic of Finland, since 1917, gold 100 euro of 2002, for the Lappland country. Encapsulated with box, Proof.)"

This NCLT was issued to honor Lappland, the northern part of Finland famous for reindeer and the midnight sun.

Recorded mintage: 25,000.

Specification: 8.64 g, 0.900 fine gold, 22 mm diameter, plain edge with serial number, designed by Toivo Antero Jaatinen, this specimen 8,64 g.

Catalog reference: KM 109, Fr-15.

Sources:

• 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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

Link to:

• 1999 1000 markkaa, Jean Sibelius
• 2001-M markka, struck in gold
• 2002 euro
• 2003 50 euro, Finnish Art and Design
• Coins and currency dated 2002