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1000 Markkaa
| Issuer | Bank of Finland |
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| Year | 1918 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | SUOMEN PANKKI MAKSAA TÄSTÄ SETELISTÄ TUHAT MARKKAA KULLASSA FINLANDS BANK INLÖSER DENNA SEDEL MED ETTUSEN MARK I GULD (Translation: Bank of Finland will pay for this banknote One Thousand Marks in gold) |
| Reverse description | The central motif consists of a naturalistically rendered tree trunk framed by decorative branches, enclosed within an ornamental border of fine line-work. Bilingual text in Finnish and Swedish appears in both the upper and lower border panels, maintaining the note's consistent bilingual character. |
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Finland's declaration of independence in December 1917 was followed almost immediately by a brutal civil war. The Bank of Finland continued issuing notes through the conflict, but the 1918 high-denomination series existed in a fractured monetary environment — Red and White administrations both claimed legitimacy, and which notes would be honored after the war was not a settled question during circulation.
The P#41 is among the larger-value notes of the period and consequently saw limited everyday use. Post-war redemption policies and wartime attrition have made circulated survivors genuinely uncommon.