100 Markkaa, Litt. A

€1.00
IssuerFinland
Year1986
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value100 Markkaa (100 FIM)
CurrencyNew Markka (1963-2001)
CompositionPaper
Size143 × 69 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed
Designer(s)
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In circulation to28 February 2002
Reference(s) P#119
Obverse descriptionGreen and yellow.  Portrait of Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), the famous Finnish composer.  Stardust security thread through centre right of paper. Optical variable device (OVD) security feature on upper right. 3 raised circles in centre. Two signatures in bottom centre, series year, 1986, on top left.  Text in Finnish on top and centre, Swedish sideways on the right.
Reverse descriptionWhooper swans over a lake, evoking the Swan of Tuonella by Sibelius.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionMirror image of Sibelius portrait.
Obverse letteringSATA MARKKAA 100 SUOMEN PANKKI HUNDRA MARK
(Translation: [Finnish]One Hundred Marks Bank of Finland  [Sideways in Swedish] One Hundred Marks)
Reverse letteringSUOMEN PANKKI FINLANDS BANK SATA MARKKAA 100 HUNDRA MARK
(Translation: Bank of Finland  One Hundred Marks)
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Catalog ID4011090810
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