5 Euro of Finland 2011 UNC - Historical Province : Aland

Mint of Finland issued in 2010-2011 a coin series inspired by Finland’s historical provinces. There are nine historical provinces: Åland, Tavastia, Karelia, Lapland, Ostrobothnia, Satakunta, Savonia, Uusimaa and Finland Proper. The reverse of each provincial coin features the historical province’s coat of arms and the face value, 5 EURO. On the obverse of the coin is an image closely related to the culture of the province.

The Åland provincial coin reminds us how important fishing is to the inhabitants of the islands. Fishing nets were woven at home as winter work, often from hand-spun single-stranded linen yarn. Early on, the nets were three meters high, and they became increasingly larger particularly as the stone anchor was replaced by the storm-proof iron anchor.