The Finnish Mint has created a special two-euro coin commemorating the internationally-known artist and writer Tove Jansson. Collectors will be able to get their hands on the special coin when it goes into circulation in mid-June.

The two-euro special coin struck in honour of Tove Jansson (9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) is designed after the artist's self portrait. Jansson is one of the internationally best known Finnish authors. She is best remembered for her independent and stubborn Moomin characters with their complex and quite inimitable world view.

The observations coincide with the centennial of Tove Jansson’s birth. Apart from Finland, she is being commemorated with events around Europe and in Japan, Kenya and Australia.