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20 Markkaa
| Issuer | Suomen Pankki (Bank of Finland) |
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| Year | 1882 |
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| Reference(s) | P#A47 |
| Obverse description | Orange and black note with a dense guilloche underprint covering the entire field, framed by a decorative border bearing repeated bilingual inscriptions 'FINLANDS BANK' and 'SUOMEN PANKKI' along all four margins. At center, the promise text is printed in Swedish and Finnish in bold letterpress, reading 'FINLANDS BANK' and 'Suomen Pankki' with the denomination stated as 'TJUGU MARK I GULD' and 'Kaksikymmentä Markkaa tullassa.' To the left, an oval vignette encloses the Finnish coat of arms with a crowned double-headed eagle, while to the right a circular panel carries the numeral '20' within ornamental scrollwork; two blank rectangular panels are reserved for signatures at lower left and right, with the year and two manuscript signatures appearing at center base. |
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| Reverse description | Orange and black reverse with a fine guilloche lattice underprint and ornate border. At upper center, a large foliate vignette surrounds the bold numeral '20' within a circular guilloche frame flanked by palm and laurel branches. To the left, a circular intaglio medallion bears the profile portrait of a classical female figure, while to the right a corresponding medallion carries a bearded male portrait in profile. The denomination is stated in Russian in prominent letterpress as 'ДВАДЦАТЬ МАРОКЪ ЗОЛОТОМЪ' with the issuer identified as 'ФИНЛЯНДСКIЙ БАНКЪ,' and additional trilingual regulatory text in Finnish, Swedish, and Russian appears in small print along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | 20 MARK I GULD KAKSIKYMMENTÄ MARKKAA 20 МАРОКЪ ЗОЛОТОМЪ ПРЕДЪЯВИТЕЛЮ СЕГО ФИНЛЯНДСКIЙ БАНКЪ ВЫДАЕТЪ ДВАДЦАТЬ МАРОКЪ ЗОЛОТОМЪ. |
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