| Issuer | Finland |
| Year | 1898 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 500 Markkaa |
| Currency | Markka (1860-1963) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 195 × 112 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reference(s) | P#8 |
| Obverse description | Blue. Denomination in numerals in all four corners. Woman with sword and shield in front of lion at left. Eagle Crest in centre. Serial number on upper right and on bottom left. Two signatures in bottom centre Issue year on bottom. Large 500M in underprint. |
| Reverse description | Arms, Finnish Lion, surrounded by spruce twigs. Denomination in numerals. Large text in Russian, Swedish and Finnish. Smaller text in the circle surrounding the Arms in Swedish and Finnish. |
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| Obverse lettering | SUOMEN PANKKI
maksaa tästä setelistä
VIISISATA MARKKAA
KULLASSA
FINLANDS BANK
inlöser denna sedel med
FEMHUNDRA MARK
I GULD (Translation: Bank of Finland will pay for this banknote Five Hundred Marks in Gold [In Swedish on the top, and in Finnish below it]) |
| Reverse lettering | ФИНЛЯНДСКІЙ БАНКЪ ПЯТЬСОТ 500 МАРОКЪ
ЗОЛОТОМЪ
FINLANDS BANK 500 MARK
SUOMEN PANKKI 500 MARKKAA
LAKI SUOMEN SUURIRUHTINAANMAAN RAHASTA ANNETTU HELSINGISSÄ 9P:NÄ
ELOKUUTA 1877. 1§ SUOMENMAAN RAHALAITOKSEN KANTANA ON KULTA AINOANA
ARVONMITTANA. (Translation: [Russian] Bank of Finland 500 Marks in gold [Swedish and Finnish] Bank of Finland 500 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 ID | 9259185570 |
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