5 Markkaa

Features

Issuer	Finland
Period	Republic (1919-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1979-1993
Value	5 Markkaa (5 FIM)
Currency	New markka (1963-2001)
Composition	Aluminium bronze (93% Copper, 5% Aluminium, 2% Nickel)
Weight	8.2 g
Diameter	26.3 mm
Thickness	2.05 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	31 December 1997
Number	N# 1531
References	KM# 57, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 66 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Icebreaker ship on ice boulders above legend and year

Script: Latin

Lettering: SUOMI FINLAND 1990 M

Translation: Finland

Reverse

Value divided by bird silhouettes

Script: Latin

Lettering: 5 MARKKAA

Edge

Smooth with inscription

Script: Latin

Lettering: REPUBLIKEN FINLAND * SUOMEN TASAVALTA *

Translation: Republic of Finland

Mints

	Mint of Finland (Suomen Rahapaja), Helsinki, Finland (1860-1988)
	Mint of Finland (Suomen Rahapaja), Vantaa, Finland (1988-date)

Marks

K	Timo Koivuranta, Mint Master, Mint of Finland (1976-1983)
N	Tapio Nevalainen, Mint Master, Mint of Finland (1983-1987)
M	Raimo Makkonen, Mint Master, Mint of Finland (1987-2008)

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Date		Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1979	K	2 005 000		$ 1.10	$ 1.50	$ 1.50	$ 2.10	14%
1980	K	501 000		$ 1.10	$ 2.10	$ 2.30	$ 2.40	5%
1981	K	1 009 000					$ 1.90	5%
1982	K	3 004 000	$ 0.69	$ 0.69	$ 1.60	$ 1.70	$ 1.90	12%
1983	K	8 776 000	$ 0.26	$ 0.79	$ 1.10	$ 1.60	$ 1.80	22%
1983	N	11 230 000	$ 0.48	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.40	25%
1984	N	15 001 000	$ 0.53	$ 1.10	$ 2.20	$ 2.80	$ 4.20	32%
1985	N	8 005 000	$ 0.11	$ 0.68	$ 1.20	$ 1.30	$ 1.90	18%
1986	N	5 006 000		$ 1.00	$ 1.10			10%
1987	N	660 000				$ 3.20	$ 3.20	3%
1987	M	2 348 000		$ 0.79	$ 1.60			6%
1988	M	3 042 000		$ 1.30	$ 1.30			7%
1989	M	10 175 000		$ 0.89	$ 1.10	$ 1.50	$ 2.10	13%
1990	M	9 925 000		$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 2.00	$ 2.00	10%
1991	M	9 910 000		$ 0.53	$ 1.20	$ 1.50	$ 2.40	9%
1992	M	547 000						2%
1993	M	911 000			$ 2.60			4%

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