⁣⁢Set in Official BU presentation case 2003, comprising the 8 coins from 1c to 2€ with the year of issue 2003 + 1 yellow medal for the 135th anniversary of the discovery of gold in Lapland. ⁤⁣

⁣⁢The yellow medal contained in this presentation case commemorates the discovery of gold (1868-2003) in Lapland. Yellow medal made of various alloys - weight: 9,2 grams - diameter: 27,25 mm ⁤⁣

⁣⁢Mintage: 175,000 copies ⁤⁣

The official history of gold in Finland does not begin until 1868, two thousand years after Central and Southern Europe. The expedition sent by the Senate and led by Johan Conrad Lihr found gold on September 16, 1868. This is considered the beginning of the history of gold in the Ivalojoki river.