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Finland 1899 5 Pennia Uncirculated (MS60) Scratched
Finland 1899 5 Pennia Uncirculated (MS60) Scratched
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Finland 1899 5 Pennia Uncirculated (MS60) Scratched
At the end of the Finnish War of 1808-1809, a cowed Sweden was forced to cede Finland to the victorious Russian Empire. For the next hundred-or-so years, Finnish territory would be an autonomous region within the Russian Empire called the Grand Duchy of Finland. Surprisingly, this worked out rather well. Alexander I, the Russian tsar, was a relatively liberal man, and so Finland was broadly left to its own devices. Throughout the 19th century, it liberalized, industrialized, introduced universal suffrage, and became the first European territory to allow women to stand for election. As the 20th century rolled in, Russian rule tightened. Policies of Russification aimed to dismantle the unique identity Finland had cultivated. Fortunately for Finland, they didn't have to put up with this for long; the Russian Revolution eliminated the monarchy in 1917, and Finnish Parliament declared independence in the same year.
This 1899 coin represents the beginning of Russification in Finland. There were two Russification campaigns: one from 1899 to 1905, and another from 1908 to its sudden end in 1917. The monogram on the obverse is "N" for Tsar Nicholas II.
At the end of the Finnish War of 1808-1809, a cowed Sweden was forced to cede Finland to the victorious Russian Empire. For the next hundred-or-so years, Finnish territory would be an autonomous region within the Russian Empire called the Grand Duchy of Finland. Surprisingly, this worked out rather well. Alexander I, the Russian tsar, was a relatively liberal man, and so Finland was broadly left to its own devices. Throughout the 19th century, it liberalized, industrialized, introduced universal suffrage, and became the first European territory to allow women to stand for election. As the 20th century rolled in, Russian rule tightened. Policies of Russification aimed to dismantle the unique identity Finland had cultivated. Fortunately for Finland, they didn't have to put up with this for long; the Russian Revolution eliminated the monarchy in 1917, and Finnish Parliament declared independence in the same year.
This 1899 coin represents the beginning of Russification in Finland. There were two Russification campaigns: one from 1899 to 1905, and another from 1908 to its sudden end in 1917. The monogram on the obverse is "N" for Tsar Nicholas II.
