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100 Markkaa Kullassa / Mark i Guld / Marok' Zolotom' (Gold Mark)
| Issuer | Suomen Pankki / Finlands Bank / Finlandskiy Bank' |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Currency | Markka (1860-2002) |
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| Obverse lettering | SUOMEN PANKKI MAKSAA TÄSTÄ SETELISTÄ SATA MARKKAA KULLASSA FINLANDS BANK INLÖSER DENNA SEDEL MED ETTHUNDRA MARK I GULD 100 |
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| Protection description | Watermarked cotton paper; specific watermark pattern consistent with Finnish State printing practice of the period. |
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Finland's monetary system in 1909 occupied an unusual position: the country was an autonomous Grand Duchy under Russian imperial rule, yet the Suomen Pankki operated its own currency backed by gold, independent of the Russian ruble. The trilingual title — Finnish, Swedish, and Russian — reflects that political arrangement exactly, satisfying Helsinki, the Swedish-speaking minority, and St. Petersburg simultaneously.
The "Kullassa / i Guld / Zolotom'" designation was not decorative. Finland maintained gold convertibility through this period, and the explicit gold clause carried legal weight under the monetary laws of 1877 and 1898.
The series was withdrawn and largely destroyed after Finnish independence in 1917, which accounts for the note's relative scarcity in any grade today.