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50 Markkaa, Litt A-C
| Issuer | Suomen Pankki (Bank of Finland) |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Currency | Markka (1860-1963) |
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| Obverse lettering | SUOMEN PANKKI VIISIKYMMENTÄ MARKKAA FINLANDS BANK FEMTIO MARK 1922 (Translation: Bank of Finland Fifty Marks) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by the Lion of Finland coat of arms centrally placed, framed by decorative spruce branches on either side, with the denomination numeral '50' incorporated into the design. |
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Finland's post-independence monetary situation in the early 1920s was still finding its footing — the markka had been severed from the Russian ruble system only a few years earlier, and Suomen Pankki was rebuilding public confidence in domestic paper currency. Giesecke & Devrient in Leipzig handled the printing, a practical choice given their established security printing infrastructure and Finland's limited domestic capacity at the time.
The Litt A through C suffixes denote successive print runs with minor typographic or plate variations — distinguishing them requires close attention to signature combinations and serial prefix ranges.