1985 P-N 50 Mar Kalevala MS67 认证号41725939, PCGS号713165

Purchased Feb 12, 2021 from Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia, received March 3, 2021. Coin availability fluctuates widely. Brandywine indicated some trouble with this coin, but when I was looking there were multiple available. Was fortunate in that the source had multiple COTY coins and was able to purchase several and have them shipped in one parcel. The Kalevala (Finnish: Kalevala, IPA: [ˈkɑle̞ʋɑlɑ]) is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, telling an epic story about the Creation of the Earth, describing the controversies and retaliatory voyages between the peoples of the land of Kalevala called Väinölä and the land of Pohjola and their various protagonists and antagonists, as well as the construction and robbery of the mythical wealth-making machine Sampo, while mythology reaches its decision on the coming of Christianity. The Kalevala is regarded as the national epic of Karelia and Finland and is one of the most significant works of Finnish literature with J. L. Runeberg's The Tales of Ensign Stål and Aleksis Kivi's The Seven Brothers. The Kalevala was instrumental in the development of the Finnish national identity and the intensification of Finland's language strife that ultimately led to Finland's independence from Russia in 1917. The work is also well known internationally and has partly influenced, for example, J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium (i.e. Middle-earth mythology). Have always been a fan of Tolkien, did not know his inspirations included Finland.