10 markkaa FINLAND (1999) Presidency of Finland in the EU Council

on the left side of coin a face of a woman facing left, whose breath turns into a flame; along the top edge: SUOMI 1999 (in Finnish Finland and year of issue); along the bottom edge: FINLAND (in Swedish Finland) EU (EUROOPAN UNIONI in Finnish or EUROPEISKA UNIONEN in Swedish - European Union)

in the coin centre large face value: 10 (markkaa); on the left branches and fruits of a rowan (Sorbus aucuparia); along the right edge: MARKKAA MARK (markkaa in Finnish and Swedish)

plain with concave inscription: - PUHEENJOHTAJA - ORDFÖRANDE - SAGADOALLI (president / leader in Finnish, Swedish and Sami)

1 VII 1999

28 II 2002

Jarkko Roth (initial R among woman's hair after FINLAND on the obverse), Antti Neuvonen

Rahapaja Oy (The Mint), Vantaa (among leaves above the letter 'M' in MARKKAA on the reverse initial M of the mint director Makkonen)

1999

100 000

M

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)

The Presidency of the EU Council is a six-month period of leading the Council of the European Union and representing the Union abroad. This commemorative Finnish coin of 10 markkaa was struck to commemorate the presidency of Finland in the second half of year 1999.