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500 Markkaa
| Issuer | Suomen Pankki (Bank of Finland) |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Value | 500 Markkaa |
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| Obverse description | Brown-toned note with a central vignette of two blacksmiths flanking an anvil, rendered in a detailed intaglio style. The denomination '500' appears in numerals at the upper left and right corners, with text in Finnish along the left margin and Swedish along the right. Two signatures appear in the lower centre, with serial numbers at the lower left and right. |
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| Obverse lettering | SUOMEN PANKKI MAKSAA TÄSTÄ SETELISTÄ VIISISATAA MARKKAA KULLASSA 500 (Translation: Bank of Finland will pay for this banknote Five Hundred Marks in gold) |
| Reverse description | A central vignette of a waterfall fills the middle of the note, flanked by text in Finnish on the left and Swedish on the right, with Russian text along the bottom margin. The layout is symmetrical, with legal text in smaller lettering on either side referencing the Finnish monetary law of 1877. |
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