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10 Markkaa, Litt B
| Issuer | Suomen Pankki (Bank of Finland) |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Size | 120 × 68 mm |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red, the obverse is dominated by a central vignette of a tree, flanked by the numeral 10 on both left and right sides. The bilingual bank name and denomination appear as the primary legend, with Finnish text to the left and Swedish to the right; the Litt B designation is printed at upper left, two authorizing signatures appear centrally, and two serial numbers are positioned at lower left and lower right, with the series year in the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | The Finnish Lion coat of arms occupies the central vignette, framed by decorative tree branches, with the numeral 10 repeated on both the left and right sides of the design. |
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The Litt B designation marks a specific plate revision within the broader 1945 series, introduced as the Bank of Finland worked to stabilize note production in the immediate postwar period. Finland had emerged from the Continuation War in September 1944 under the Moscow Armistice, which imposed heavy reparations — a burden that put considerable strain on the currency supply and accelerated the need for revised printings through domestic facilities.
Suomen Pankin Setelipaino had handled Finnish note production in-house since the 1930s, giving the central bank direct control over output volumes during the reparations years.