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<p>Created page with &quot;<a href="/index.php/File:K425-1772.jpg" title="File:K425-1772.jpg">550px|thumb|Künker Auction 425, lot 1772</a> This specimen was lot 1772 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €3,600 (about...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:K425-1772.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker Auction 425, lot 1772]]<br /> <br /> This specimen was lot 1772 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €3,600 (about US$5,098 including buyers' fees). The catalog description&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt; noted, &lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;''EUROPÄISCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · RUSSLAND, KAISERREICH Alexander II., 1855-1881. Ku.-Penni 1864, Helsinki, für Finnland. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' (grand duchy of [[Finland]], Alexander II, 1855-81, copper penny of 1864, Helsinki mint. Very rare in this quality, extremely fine to uncirculated.)&quot;&lt;/blockquote&gt; This the only rare date of a type struck 1864-71. Later types are noted for 1872-76, 1881-84 and 1888-1900. Russian defeats in World War One enabled the Finns, who had long chafed under Russian rule, to declare independence.<br /> <br /> ''Recorded mintage:'' 30,000.<br /> <br /> ''Specification:'' 1.28 g, copper, 15 mm diameter, this specimen 1,32 g. <br /> <br /> ''Catalog reference:'' KM 1.1, Bitkin 664 (R3). <br /> <br /> ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''<br /> * Bitkin, Vladimir, ''Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917),'' Kiev: Moneta, 2003.<br /> * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.<br /> * &lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt;Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH &amp; Co., AG, 2025.<br /> <br /> ''Link to:''<br /> * [[Finland 1863 75 pennia|1863 pattern 75 penniä]]<br /> * [[Finland 1864-S markka|1864 markka]]<br /> * [[Finland 1865 penni|1865 penni]]<br /> * [[Coins and currency dated 1864]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 423, 424, 425, 426]]</div>

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