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1 Markka
| Issuer | Bank of Finland |
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| Year | 1860-1861 |
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| Size | 125 × 95 mm |
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| Reverse description | Black on white. A large numeral "1" is centred within a circular frame, surrounded by a decorative border along the edges. Russian text appears at the top and bottom, with Swedish text on the left side and Finnish text on the right, each carrying the promise of payment and statutory warning against forgery under the Imperial decree of November 1812. |
| Reverse lettering | Предъявителю сего Финляндскій Банкъ выдаетъ ОДНУ Марку серебромъ. Förfalskning eller efterapning af denna Sedel, äfvensom utprångling af denne förfalskede, anses i Kejserl. Förordningen af den 2 (14) November 1812 stadgade ansvar. Tämän Setelin väärentäminen tahi muukaaminen, kiun myöskin semmosen rahan kauppaaminen, rangaistaan Marraskuun 2 (14) päivänä 1812 annetun Keisarillisen asetuksen jälkeen. (Translation: In exchange for this banknote, the Bank of Finland will pay, on demand, ONE markka/mark in silver. [In Russian, at top of note] [In Swedish on left side, Finnish on right side] The forgery or alteration of this Banknote, as well as the trading of similar money, will be punished under the Imperial decree issued on November 2 (14) 1812.) |
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Finland's first domestically-issued paper currency, the markka series of 1860 predates Finnish monetary independence proper — the Bank of Finland was still operating under Russian imperial authority, and the markka itself was pegged to the Russian ruble at a ratio of four to one. The 1860–61 issue was a deliberate step toward separating Finnish monetary affairs from the chaos of Russian silver currency shortages that had plagued the region for decades.
Printed in small quantities, survivors in any honest condition are genuinely uncommon. The short two-year window of production reflects how quickly the series was superseded by revised issues as the fledgling currency system was refined.