Description
FINLAND 1964 Kansallis Osake Pankki Bank 75th Anniversary, 70mm bronze medal 173 grams
Obverse: Abstract geometric design symbolising the bank’s growth across a branch network. Date 1889 on left and Kansallis Osake Pankki on right.
Reverse: Abstract geometric pattern representing money.
Edge: KULTATEOLLISUUS (Trans: The Gold Industry) Kultateollisuus Ky was founded in Turku in 1899, making it one of the oldest jewellery manufacturers in Finland. It also produced several medals. Between 1954 and 1977, it was known as Kultateollisuus Viljanen ja Kumpp Ky
Kansallis-Osake-Pankki (KOP) was a Finnish commercial bank operating from 1889 to 1995. It was created by the fennoman movement as a Finnish language alternative to the largely Swedish language bank, Suomen Yhdyspankki (Swedish: Föreningsbanken i Finland). The two banks were merged in 1995 to form the Merita Bank. Merita Bank was later merged with Swedish Nordbanken to form Nordea.
Heikki Häiväoja (May 25, 1929 in Jämsä - 15 September 2019 ) Finnish sculptor and designer of Finnish coins and medals.
