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10 Markkaa
| Issuer | Bank of Finland |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Value | 10 Markkaa (10 FIM) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents an artistic vignette of the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, rendered against a blue guilloche background. Inscriptions appear in both Finnish and Swedish flanking the central design. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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| Comments |
The 1986 Finnish 10 Markkaa series (Pick 113) was produced during a period when Finland was quietly modernizing its currency infrastructure ahead of broader European monetary shifts. The Finnish Security Printing House — Setec, operating in Helsinki — had by this point established a fully domestic production chain, and this note reflects that self-sufficiency. Erik Brunn, who handled the reverse, was a prolific Finnish graphic artist better known for postage stamp design; his involvement in banknote work was relatively limited, making this series a minor curiosity in his catalog.
The watermark remains the sole listed security feature, modest by later standards.