Interedting question. Perhaps the Russians did not allow it because 5 Mk would be a larger coin than 1 Ruble. Or maybe the Finnish authorities just thought such a large and heavy silver coin is just unpractical.
Quote: "jokinen"Interedting question. Perhaps the Russians did not allow it because 5 Mk would be a larger coin than 1 Ruble. Or maybe the Finnish authorities just thought such a large and heavy silver coin is just unpractical.
The second one may be true. Poland had a 1 ¹/² about 1 oz gram rouble coin so your first theory seems unlikely.