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1 Marka Kullassa / Mark i Guld / Marka Zolotom' (Gold Mark)
| Issuer | Suomen Pankki / Finlands Bank / Finlandskiy Bank' |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Currency | Markka (1860-1963) |
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| Obverse description | Brown-violet note with a central ornate floral and acanthus-leaf vignette flanked by two circular medallions each bearing the numeral '1', set within an elaborate guilloche border. The issuer name appears in Finnish and Swedish at the top, with the denomination stated in Finnish ('YHDEN MARKAN KULLASSA') to the left and in Swedish ('EN MARK I GULD') to the right. A double-headed imperial eagle is printed at the top centre, and the date '1916' appears at the foot of the note above the serial number and a manuscript signature. |
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| Reverse lettering | SUOMEN PANKKI FINLANDS BANK MARKKA 1 MARK ФИНЛЯНДСКIЙ БАНКЪ · 1 МАРКА ЗОЛОТОМЪ |
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Finland was still a Russian Grand Duchy in 1916, and the trilingual titling on this note — Finnish, Swedish, and Russian — reflects that administrative reality precisely. The Finlandskiy Bank designation was not ceremonial; the institution reported to St. Petersburg, though it maintained meaningful operational independence from the Imperial Russian financial system.
The gold mark peg had been effectively suspended since the outbreak of war in 1914. By 1916 the denomination was theoretical — no one was redeeming paper for gold — but the "kullassa" / "i Guld" / "Zolotom'" inscription remained, an awkward promise the bank had no intention of keeping.