Finland 5, 10, 25, and 50 Pennia and 1 Markka 1918 to 1952

I guess Finland did not want to waste space on their coins with inscriptions. They used all the room for that neat lion!

These coins are minted in copper, copper-nickel, and iron. They all have the Finnish lion on the front and the denomination on the back. There are 100 pennia in 1 markka. Approximate values in the listings below come from the Standard Catalog of World coins. The catalog gives values for every date and mint mark. We summarize them with general values. Here they are:

5 PENNIA (copper 1918 to 1940)
worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: less than $1
well preserved: $1
fully uncirculated: $5
5 pennia dated 1927 and 1930 are slightly more rare and are worth slightly more

10 PENNIA (copper 1919 to 1940)
worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: less than $1
well preserved: $2
fully uncirculated: $10
10 pennia between 1923 and 1931 are slightly more rare and are worth slightly more

25 PENNIA (copper-nickel 1921 to 1940)
worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: less than $1
well preserved: $2
fully uncirculated: $8
25 pennia dated 1929S are more rare and catalog at $35 in well preserved condition

25 PENNIA (copper 1940 to 1943)
worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: less than $1
well preserved: $2
fully uncirculated: $5
25 pennia in copper dated 1940S are slightly more rare and are worth slightly more

25 PENNIA (iron 1943 to 1945)
worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: less than $1
well preserved: $2
fully uncirculated: $8

50 PENNIA (copper-nickel 1921 to 1940)
worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: less than $1
well preserved: $2
fully uncirculated: $5
50 pennia dated between 1929 and 1935 are more rare and catalog at $15 in well preserved condition

50 PENNIA (copper 1940 to 1943)
worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: less than $1
well preserved: $3
fully uncirculated: $8
50 pennia in copper dated 1940 are more rare and catalog at $8 in well preserved condition

50 PENNIA (iron 1943 to 1948)
worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: less than $1
well preserved: $3
fully uncirculated: $12
50 pennia dated 1848L are more rare and catalog at $20 in well preserved condition

1 MARKKA (copper-nickel 1921 to 1940)
worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: $1
well preserved: $5
fully uncirculated: $10
1 markka dated 1923S catalog at $35 well preserved condition
1 markka dated 1924S catalog at $20 well preserved condition
1 markka dated 1936S catalog at $20 well preserved condition

1 MARKKA (copper 1940 to 1951)
worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: less than $1
well preserved: $2
fully uncirculated: $8
1 markka in copper dated 1940S catalog at $8 in well preserved condition
1 markka in copper dated 1949H catalog at (are you ready?) $10000 in well preserved condition - beware of counterfeits, which abound

1 MARKKA (iron 1943 to 1952)
worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: less than $1
well preserved: $5
fully uncirculated: $12

All these values are catalog values and must be properly interpreted. See our Important Terminology page for details.
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