40 Markkaa

€331,185.00
IssuerFinland
Year1862
TypeStandard banknote
Value40 Markkaa
CurrencyMarkka (1860-1963)
CompositionPaper
Size150 × 85 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed
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Reference(s) P#A37
Obverse descriptionBlack on orange-yellow. Denomination and text in Swedish in centre.  Series year 1862.
Reverse descriptionText on reverse in Finnish on the left and in Russian on the right, with a large numeral 40 in the centre, and text `Finlands Bank` in Swedish and Russian around it twice.  Small text at the bottom, in Swedish, Finnish, and Russian is a warning against forgery.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionNumeral 40 in a circle twice in the upper center of the note.Text `FINLANDS BANK` in lower centre.
Obverse lettering40 MARK I SILFVER Emot denna sedel betalar FINLANDS BANK vid anfordran en summa af FYRATIO Mark i silfver
(Translation: 40 Marks in silver  In exchange of this banknote the Bank of Finland will pay on demand the sum of Forty Marks in silver.)
Reverse lettering40 MARKKAA HOPEASSA Tästä setelistä maksaa Suomenmaan Pankki vaadittaissa NELJÄKYMMENTÄ markkaa hopeassa. 40 МАРКЪ СЕРЕБРОМЪ Предъяьителю сего Финляндскій Банкъ ьыдаетъ СОРОКЪ маркъ серебромъ Tämän Setelin väärentäminen tahi muukaaminen, kiun myöskin semmosen rahan kauppaaminen, rangaistaan Marraskuun 2 (14) päivänä 1812 annetun Keisarillisen asetuksen jälkeen.
(Translation: 40 MARKS IN SILVER  From this banknote, the Bank of Finland will pay, on demand, FORTY marks in silver.  [Small text at bottom, in Swedish, Finnish, and Russian] 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 ID6896620880
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