2021 Finland €2 Coin Issue "Åland Autonomy 100 years"

• Mint: Mint of Finland
• Denomination: €2
• Quality: UNC/Proof
• Issue limit: 793,000/7,000
• Alloy: Base Metal
• Diameter: 25.75 mm
• Weight: 8.5 grams
• Design: Ulrika Kjeldsen
• Box/Capsule: No/No
• Certificate: No

Additional Information

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Åland is an autonomous, demilitarized and Swedish-speaking part of Finland. The Finnish Parliament approved the Act on Åland autonomy in spring 1920, but the final solution was reached through arbitration by the League of Nations in 1921. Finland retained sovereignty over Åland, but Åland got autonomy and guarantees for the Swedish language and the local culture and usages.

The centennial autonomy of Åland is celebrated for a full year, starting on 9 June 2021. The jubilee year  celebration peaks on 9 June 2022, on the centennial of the first meeting of the Åland County Council’s first meeting in 1922.

The obverse features a summery archipelago. The field along the upper edge features the text: ÅLANDS SJÄLVSTYRELSE 100 ÅR, and along the lower edge: AHVENANMAAN ITSEHALLINTO 100 VUOTTA.

The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European flag.