2 euro Finland 2015 – Akseli Gallen-Kallela UNC

2 euro commemorative

Finland 2015: 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Akseli Gallen-Kallela

On the top of the design there is a swimming swan of Tuonela. The water below the swan is waving from the descending spirit. The indication of the issuing country ‘FI’ is at the right end of the horizon line. At the bottom of the design there is the artist’s palette with Gallen-Kallela’s year of birth ‘1865’ and the year of issuance ‘2015’. Next to the pallet is the mint mark. The artist’s name ‘AKSELI GALLEN KALLELA’ is on the ring of the coin, below the horizon line.

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