Bank of Estonia accepting silver coin designs commemorating Finnish Boys | News
The Bank of Estonia has announced a competition for the design of a silver collector coin dedicated to the Finnish Boys (soomepoisid) – the thousands of Estonian volunteers who fought against the Soviet Union in World War II among the ranks of the Finnish Army.
The new Finnish Boys commemorative coin will mark the first in a new series of collector coins issued by the Bank of Estonia dedicated to resistance, the central bank announced Monday.
An estimated 3,500 Estonians fought in the Winter War and the Continuation War resisting attempted Soviet occupation “For the freedom of Finland and the…