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5 Markkaa, Litt. A 1918

Issuer Suomen Pankki (Bank of Finland)
Year 1909
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Currency Markka (1860-1963)
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Obverse description Printed in blue, the obverse carries the Imperial Russian double-headed eagle as a central vignette in the upper portion, flanked by denomination numerals in the upper-left and upper-right corners. The overprint "Litt. A" appears in black at the upper left and right of each note, with text in Finnish along the left margin and Swedish along the right. Two signatures appear at the lower centre, with serial numbers positioned at the lower left and right.
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Reverse description Printed in blue, the reverse carries a central black vignette of a rowboat on a river, flanked on either side by a large numeral "5". Finnish and Swedish text runs along the upper border, while Russian text occupies the lower border. Smaller parallel inscriptions in Finnish and Swedish appear on the left and right margins respectively.
Reverse lettering SUOMEN PANKKI FINLANDS BANK ФИНЛЯНДСКІЙ БАНК ПЯТЬ МАРОКЪ ЗОЛОТОМЪ LAKI SUOMEN SUURIRUHTINAANMAAN RAHASTA ANNETTU HELSINGISSÄ 9P:NÄ ELOKUUTA 1877. 1§ SUOMENMAAN RAHALAITOKSEN KANTANA ON KULTA AINOANA ARVONMITTANA.
(Translation: [Top] Bank of Finland, in Finnish and in Swedish. [Bottom in Russian] Bank of Finland Five Marks in Gold. [Small lettering on either side] 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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