10 markkaa FINLAND (1952-1962)

in the coin centre in a circle Finnish Coat of Arms; along the top edge: SUOMEN TASAVALTA (Republic of Finland in Finnish); along the bottom edge year of issue; on each of the sides a stylised fir; ring of pearls at the edge

in the coin centre large face value: 10 (markkaa); on the right tree; along the bottom edge: MARKKAA; ring of pearls at the edge

reeded

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1 I 1994

Peippo Uolevi Helle

Rahapaja Oy (The Mint), Vantaa (below sabre grip of the Coat of arms on the obverse initial H of Finnish mint director Helle in years 1952-1958 or initial S of Soiniemi in years 1960-1962)

1952	6 390 000	H
1953	22 650 000	H
1954	2 452 000	H
1955	2 342 000	H
1956	4 238 000	H
1958	3 292 000	H
1960	740 000	S
1961	3 576 000	S
1962	1 852 000	S

1953 - three varieties of the top horizontal line of a digit 5 in year of issue: 1) line sloping upwards to the level of top horizontal line of a digit 3; 2) line sloping upwards above the top of digit 3; 3) line horizontal

1958, 1961 - tree on the reverse with an elongated scratch in the lower part of the trunk (like in later years) or without any scratch (like in earlier years)

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)