Pertti Mäkinen
Pertti Kalervo Mäkinen, born 16 September 1952 in Tyrvää, is a Finnish sculptor who is the designer of the Finnish 1 euro coin. He has also designed several commemorative coins for the Mint of Finland. Mäkinen worked as a metal worker before entering an art school in the Finnish town Kankaanpää in 1976.
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Pertti Kalervo Mäkinen, born 16 September 1952 in Tyrvää, is a Finnish sculptor who is the designer of the Finnish 1 euro coin. He has also designed several commemorative coins for the Mint of Finland. Mäkinen worked as a metal worker before entering an art school in the Finnish town Kankaanpää in 1976.
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Commemorative coins
After his graduation in 1979, Mäkinen has worked as a sculptor. He lives and works in Lavia.
• Illustration — Albert Edelfelt 100€ commemorative coin (2004) • 1983 World Championships in Athletics, 100mk, 1983. • The Finnish European Union membership, 10mk, 1995. • Elias Lönnrot, 10€, 2002. • 2003 Ice Hockey World Championships, 5€, 2003. • 2004 enlargement of the European Union, 2€, 2004. • Tove Jansson, 10€, 2004. • Albert Edelfelt, 100€, 2004. • 60 years of peace, 10€, 2005. • Åland convention 150 years, 5€, 2006. • Parliament of Finland 100 years, 2€/10€, 2006. • Women's suffrage 100 years, 2€, 2006. • Fredrik Pacius 200 years, 10€, 2009. • Henrik Wigström 150 years, 10€/20€, 2012. • Literacy, 10€, 2014. • Eino Leino, 2€/100€, 2016.
Public sculptures
• Illustration — Vanavesi – Kölvattnet (2009) • Raivaajapatsas, Lapua, 1983. • Merenkulun muistomerkki, Oulu, 1985. • Päivänkierto, Pori 1990. • Lauri Viita monument, Tampere, 1991. • Uittomiehen kosinta, Sastamala, 1992. • Memorial of the Battle of Sampakoski, Lavia, 1998. • Haitarijazz, Kouvola, 2003. • Rakastunut viulu ja mandoliini, Kiikoinen, 2003. • Toriparlamentti, Pori, 2008. • Vanavesi – Kölvattnet, Pori, 2009.
Albert Edelfelt and painting commemorative coin designed by Pertti Mäkinen, published in 2004 by Mint of Finland, nominal value 100 €.
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Parliamentary reform collector coin designed by Pertti Mäkinen, published in 2006 by Mint of Finland. Nominal value 10 €.
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- 1.Pertti Mäkinen. Betonimyllystä runon siivet / Lauri Viidan muistomerkki, Website des Museums für Moderne Kunst Tampere, abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2018.
- 2.Esko Nummelin: , Website des Kunstmuseum Pori, Online PDF, 277 kB, abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2018.
- 3.Merelle (Merenkulun muistomerkki), 1985, Website des Kunstmuseums von Oulu, abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2018.
- 4., Website des Kunstmuseum Pori, Online PDF, 782 kB, abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2018.
- 5.Sampakosken taistelun muistomerkki, Website der Työväenliike (Arbeiterbewegung), abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2018.
- 6., Website der Stadt Harjavalta, abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2018.
- 7.Haitarijazz, Website der Stadt Kouvola, abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2018.
- 8.Museums and Art, Website der Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Nordsatakunta, abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2018.
- 9.(Jahresbericht 2008), Website des Kunstmuseum Pori, Online PDF, 2,5 MB, abgerufen am 1. Dezember 2018.
- 10.Finnland. Nationale Seiten.
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