Black on red underorint. Ornate crest on left with Czarist eagle in centre of it. Denomination in Swedish at right. Main text in Swedish in centre. Series year 1862.
Reverse description
Text on reverse in Russian on the left and in Finnish on the right, with crowned lion in centre leaning on a shield. Denomination in Swedish on the shield: `20 MARK i Silfver` Small text at the bottom, in Russian on left, Swedish in centre, and in Finnish on the right is a warning against forgery.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
20 MARK I SILFVER
Emot denna sedel betalar FINLANDS BANK vid anfordran en summa af
TJUGU Mark i silfver (Translation: 20 MARKS IN SILVER In exchange of this banknote the Bank of Finland will pay on demand the sum of Twenty Marks in silver..)
Reverse lettering
20 МАРКЬ СЕРЕБРОМЪ
Предъяьителю сего Финляндскій Банкъ ьыдаетъ двадцать маркъ
серебромъ
20 MARKKAA HOPEASSA
Tästä setelistä maksaa Suomenmaan Pankki vaadittaissa KAKSIKYMMENTÄ
markkaa hopeassa.
Tämän Setelin väärentäminen tahi muukaaminen, kiun myöskin semmosen
rahan kauppaaminen, rangaistaan Marraskuun 2 (14) päivänä 1812
annetun Keisarillisen asetuksen jälkeen. (Translation: 20 MARKS IN SILVER From this banknote, the Bank of Finland will pay, on demand, TWENTY marks in silver. [Small text at bottom] The forgery or alteration of this Banknote, as well as the trading of similar money, will be punished under the Imperial decree issued on November 2 (14) 1812.)