5 Euro of Finland 2011 UNC - Historical Province : Tavastia

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.

In the wilderness. The snare and bird´s talons featured in the Tavastia province coin speak of a tradition of life out in the wild that goes back thousands of years. Snares like this were often made by twisting together horsetail hair and flax. At the hunter´s belt would be a snare holster made from juniper with dozens of snares hanging from it, used to catch birds for the table.