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1 Markka

Issuer Bank of Finland
Year 1860-1861
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description Red on blue underprint with text printed in black. An embossed Czarist imperial eagle occupies the top centre field above the large reversed-white lettering "FINLANDS BANK" set within the central panel. Trilingual text surrounds the central inscription in Swedish at right, Finnish at left, and Russian below, with the denomination stated in all three languages.
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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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