5 Markkaa

€399,947.00
IssuerFinland
Year1897
TypeStandard banknote
Value5 Markkaa
CurrencyMarkka (1860-1963)
CompositionPaper
Size115 × 70 mm
ShapeRectangular
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Reference(s) P#2
Obverse descriptionBlue  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 descriptionArms, 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.
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Obverse letteringSUOMEN 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 letteringФИНЛЯНДСКІЙ 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)
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Catalog ID9218034730
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