Finland 1952 1 markka varieties

When cataloging some coins today, I noticed that my two 1952 Finland 1 markka coins (KM #36) were slightly different. In coin 1 the lines in the St. John cross (aka Bowen node) are thicker, the legend around the perimeter of the coin is farther from the edge, and the word TASAVALTA seems to begin at about 11:58 o'clock on the coin. In coin 2, the St. John cross has thinner lines, the legend is closer to the edge (thus the distance between cross and legend is greater), and the word TASAVALTA seems to begin at about 11:59 o'clock.

This page mentions that four varieties were produced of the 1952 1 markka. Should these be noted on the Numista page for this coin? Since details for this coin have already been verified, I'm unable to add new years/varieties. Should a note be added explaining that varieties exist, or should the varieties be listed individually so collectors can record which varieties they have?

Please contact referee for Finland: https://en.numista.com/echanges/profil.php?id=72445

Yes, these variants should be mentioned, how it is done is in the hands of the referee.

Regards,
Jarek

Done. Thanks!

Many Finnish coins have 2 or more variants. That mentioned coin has at least 4 known variants. To add all these variants is not an easy task and knowing these differences is a huge task. I'm a Finnish collector and I think I know many of these differences but not all. We don't have many good books to explain these differences and in addition you also have to have very good equipment to find them.

We are not going for the best catalogue because it is easy, but becuse it is hard.