2025 Estonia €15 Silver Proof Coin - Resistance: The Finnish Boys

• Mint: Lithuanian Mint
• Denomination: €15
• Quality: Proof
• Issue limit: 4,000
• Alloy: 92.5% Sterling Silver
• Diameter: 38.61 mm
• Weight: 28.28 grams
• Design: Kaupo Kangro
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

Additional Information

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This coin is dedicated to the brave Estonians who volunteered to fight for Finland in the Winter War and the Continuation War to resist the attempted occupation by the Soviet Union.

Volunteers from Estonia fought in Finland during the Second World War for the freedom of Finland and the honour of Estonia, battling against the Red Army. After their return home they became widely called the Soomepoisid, or Finnish Boys. This name still lives on for them today. A total of over 3500 Estonians fought for Finland. Some of the Finnish Boys also fought against the Soviet Union in Estonia in 1944, giving hope that Estonia would regain its independence.

The reverse design merges the Finnish and Estonian flags to symbolize the joint fight of the Estonian volunteers and the Finnish soldiers. It shows a rocky and snowy landscape with brave men marching to the aid of their ethnic kin. Above them is a motif from the Estonian Cross of Liberty that also appears on the Finnish Cross of Liberty. This was a symbol of Estonian military valour under which the soldiers went into battle.

The obverse shows the great coat of arms of the Republic of Estonia and the motto of the Finnish Boys, which translates as ‘For Estonia's honour and to secure the future!’.