20 Markkaa

€1.00
IssuerFinland
Year1862
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value20 Markkaa
CurrencyMarkka (1860-1963)
CompositionPaper
Size141 × 77 mm
ShapeRectangular
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Reference(s) P#A36
Obverse descriptionBlack 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 descriptionText 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.
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Obverse lettering20 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 lettering20 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.)
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Catalog ID8527165810
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