Portrait of Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (1900-1986), eighth president of Finland (1956–1981). Finnish winter scene at Vuokatti hill in centre field. Text in Finnish. Two signatures in bottom centre, above series year.
Reverse description
Arms of Finland `Finnish Lion` in red in foreground, against a backdrop of snowflakes and the arms of the nine historical provinces of Finland. Text in Finnish on top and in Swedish on the bottom.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Same portrait of Kekkonen, facing leftwards.
Obverse lettering
VIISISATAA MARKKAA
500
SUOMEN PANKKI (Translation: Five Hundred Marks 500 Bank of Finland)
Reverse lettering
VIISISATAA MARKKAA
FEMHUNDRA MARK
SUOMEN PANKKI
FINLANDS BANK (Translation: Five Hundred Marks Bank of Finland [In Finnish and then Swedish])