Green 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 description
Whooper swans over a lake, evoking the Swan of Tuonella by Sibelius.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Mirror image of Sibelius portrait.
Obverse lettering
SATA MARKKAA
100
SUOMEN PANKKI
HUNDRA MARK (Translation: [Finnish]One Hundred Marks Bank of Finland [Sideways in Swedish] One Hundred Marks)
Reverse lettering
SUOMEN PANKKI
FINLANDS BANK
SATA MARKKAA
100
HUNDRA MARK (Translation: Bank of Finland One Hundred Marks)