⁣⁢Series in Official BU box set 2003 including the 8 1c to 2€ coins for the vintage 2003 + 1 yellow medal for the 135th anniversary of the discovery of gold in Lapland. ⁤⁣

⁣⁢The yellow medal in this set 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 doesn't 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 Ivalojoki gold rush history.