Blue Denomination in numerals on top left and right on either side of Eagle Crest in centre Portrait of woman in centre Serial numbers in black on right and left sides Two signatures in bottom centre Issue year on bottom. Large 5M in underprint
Reverse description
Arms, Finnish Lion, surrounded by spruce twigs. Denomination in numerals. Large text in Russian, Swedish and Finnish. Type 2 Finnish Lion engraving in centre. Smaller text in the circle surrounding the Arms in Swedish and Finnish.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
SUOMEN PANKKI
maksaa tästä setelistä
VIISI MARKKAA
KULLASSA
FINLANDS BANK
inlöser denna sedel med
FEM MARK
I GULD (Translation: Bank of Finland will pay for this banknote Five Marks in Gold [In Swedish on the top, and in Finnish below it])
Reverse lettering
ФИНЛЯНДСКІЙ БАНКЪ 5 МАРОКЪ
ЗОЛОТОМЪ
FINLANDS BANK 5 MARK
SUOMEN PANKKI 5 MARKKAA
LAKI SUOMEN SUURIRUHTINAANMAAN RAHASTA ANNETTU HELSINGISSÄ 9P:NÄ
ELOKUUTA 1877. 1§ SUOMENMAAN RAHALAITOKSEN KANTANA ON KULTA AINOANA
ARVONMITTANA. (Translation: [Russian] Bank of Finland 5 Marks in gold [Swedish and Finnish] Bank of Finland 5 Marks [Swedish and Finnish, small lettering] The law on the Grand Duchy of Finland`s money enacted in Helsinki on 9th of August 1877. 1§ The Finnish department of finance determines gold as the only standard of value)