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1 Markka
| Issuer | Suomen Pankki (Bank of Finland) |
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| Year | 1915 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Red on white note with an ornate circular guilloche vignette at centre, surmounted by the Imperial Russian double-headed eagle. The denomination numeral "1" appears in red panels at upper left and right corners, with the series designation "Sarja A" and "Serie A" flanking the eagle. Bilingual Finnish and Swedish bank name and redemption text occupy the upper portion, with Russian text in Cyrillic across the lower centre, and two serial numbers printed at bottom left and right above the year date "1915" in a decorative banner. |
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| Obverse lettering | SUOMEN PANKKI MAKSAA TÄSTÄ SETELISTÄ YHDEN MARKAN KULLASSA FINLANDS BANK INLÖSER DENNA SEDEL MED EN MARK I GULD ФИНЛЯНДСКІЙ БАНКЪ ОДНА МАРКА ЗОЛОТОМЪ Sarja A / Serie A 1915 |
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Finland in 1915 was still a Grand Duchy under Russian imperial authority, and the Suomen Pankki operated in that constrained position when this note was issued. The 1 Markka denomination was effectively a fractional replacement for silver coins that had vanished from circulation — hoarding accelerated sharply once war broke out in 1914, stripping small change from everyday commerce across much of northern Europe.
The Pick 16 series was lithographed domestically rather than sent abroad to established security printers, a necessity given wartime conditions. That domestic production origin is part of why printing quality across the series is inconsistent.