Item number: A1490

Year: AD 1882

Material: Gold

Size: 17.1 x 17.1 mm

Manufactured by: Finnish Mint

Provenance: Stack’s Bowers 2024

This is a gold coin minted and issued in AD 1882 by the Finnish Mint (Suomen Rahapaja), with a nominal value of 10 Markkaa.

The obverse of the coin features the coat of arms of the Russian Empire, which was the suzerain of Finland, depicted as a double-headed eagle with outstretched wings supporting a shield. Above the eagle’s heads is a crown adorned with flowing ribbons. The eagle’s talons grasp a sceptre and an orb, symbolising royal and ecclesiastical authority, respectively. At the centre of the shield is the coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Finland, which depicts a crowned lion with its right foreleg anthropomorphised into an arm wielding a sword, while trampling on a sabre. Floral embellishments surround the shield. The inscriptions around the edge read “FINLAND＊SUOMI,” with “Finland” being the general name and “Suomi” the term in Finnish. At the bottom of an initial “S,” the abbreviation of August Fredrik Soldan, the then director of the Mint.

The reverse of the coin bears the inscription “10 MARKKAA –·– 1882,” denoting its denomination and year of issue. Encircling this inscription is the text “0,322..GRM.KUPARIA * 2,903..GRM.KULTAA,” which translates to “0.322 grams of copper * 2.903 grams of gold,” indicating the coin’s composition as a mixture of metals containing 3.225 grams of 90% pure gold.

After AD 1860, Finland began issuing its own Finnish Markka to replace the unstable Russian Rouble, after the Crimea War. Initially, the Markka was pegged to the Rouble, but in AD 1865 Finland adopted the silver standard, transitioning to the gold standard in AD 1878. The value of the Markka was aligned with the French, Belgian, and Swiss Francs, as well as the Italian Lira. Including the precious metal content on the coin itself may have been intended to enhance user confidence and promote the currency’s independence from Russia Empire. Between AD 1878 and AD 1882, Finland minted approximately 1,481,000 ten-markka gold coins, with 386,000 coins issued in AD 1882 alone.

物件編號: A1490

年代: 公元 1882 年

材質: 黃金

尺寸: 17.1 x 17.1 mm

製造地: 芬蘭鑄幣廠

來源: SBP錢幣拍賣 2024

這是一枚在公元1882年，由芬蘭鑄幣廠(Suomen Rahapaja)鑄造並發行的金幣，面額為10馬克。

金幣正面是俄羅斯帝國國徽，由展翅的雙頭鷹承托盾徽，鷹的頭上有皇冠，飾以飄帶，雙爪分別擒抓代表王權與教權的權杖與十字聖球。中央盾徽為芬蘭大公國的紋章，為帶冠的獅子，右前腿為人臂並揮舞著劍，腳踩著軍刀，周圍有花朵作為點綴。周圍有「FINLAND＊SUOMI」，即「芬蘭」，前者為通稱，後者為芬蘭語。文章下方的「S」是時任鑄幣局局長奧古斯特·弗雷德里克·索爾丹(August Fredrik Soldan)的縮寫。

金幣背面則是「10 MARKKAA –·– 1882」的字樣，即「10馬克 1882年」。周圍環繞著「0,322..GRM.KUPARIA * 2,903..GRM.KULTAA.」的字樣，即「0,322..克重銅 * 2,903..克重黃金」，代表3.225克含有千分之九純金的混和物。

公元1860年後，芬蘭開始發行自己的芬蘭馬克，以取代克里米亞戰爭後，幣值不穩的俄羅斯盧布，起初與盧布掛鉤，公元1865年採銀本位，公元1878年後採金本位，貨幣的價值與法國、比利時、瑞士的法郎與義大利里拉相等。將金幣的貴金屬含量記於硬幣之上可能是為了增加使用者的信任，推進貨幣的獨立。公元1878至1882年，芬蘭發行了約1,481,000枚10馬克金幣，僅公元1882年便發行了386,000枚。