Georg Henrik von Wright was a Finnish philosopher, who succeeded Ludwig Wittgenstein as professor at the University of Cambridge. He published in English, Finnish, German, and Swedish, having belonged to the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland. Von Wright was of both Finnish and 17th-century Scottish ancestry.

A geographical image of Europe

'SUOMI FINLAND', followed by three lion heads

The coin is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Georg Henrik von Wright.