50 euro cent FINLAND (1999-2006)

in the coin centre lion - Finnish Coat of Arms; on the left year of issue; at the edge a ring of twelve five-pointed stars - symbol of the European Union

right from the coin centre face value 50, below in two lines: EURO / CENT; on the left a simplified map of Europe showing borders of countries - members of the EU in 1999; in the background of the map vertically six parallel lines ending on both sides with five-pointed stars (the reverse is common for all euro coins)

reeded

1 I 2002

still in circulation

Heikki Hälväoja, Luc Luycx (initials LL after 50 on the reverse)

Rahapaja Oy (The Mint), Vantaa (below sabre grip of the Coat of arms on the obverse initial M of the mint director Makkonen)

1999	20 606 000	M	+ 75 000 in annual boxed sets
2000	67 007 000	M	+ 75 000 in annual boxed sets
2001	4 342 000	M	+ 75 000 in annual boxed sets
2002	1 000 000	M	+ 134 000 in annual boxed sets
2003	543 500	M	+ 232 000 in annual boxed sets
2004	506 000	M	+ 118 000 in annual boxed sets
2005	4 719 500	M	+ 76 000 in annual boxed sets
2006	6 774 400	M	+ 74 306 in annual boxed sets

On Finnish coins produced after 1945 the following initials of directors of the Finnish Mint can be found:

• S - Isak Gustaf Sundell (in years 1912 - 1947)

• L - Vesa Uolevi Liuhto (1948)

• H - Peippo Uolevi Helle (1948 - 1958)

• S - Allan Alarik Soiniemi (1958 - 1975)

• K - Timo Kauko Koivuranta (1976 -1983)

• N - Reino Tapio Nevalainen (1983 - 1987)

• M - Reino Tapio Makkonen (1987 - 2006)