Catalog
75 Kopecks Turku - Contor
| Issuer | Wäxel-Låne- och Depositions-Contor (Exchange, Loan and Deposit Office of Finland) |
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| Year | 1814 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is essentially plain, showing only a simple rectangular black-ink stamp in the lower left quadrant enclosing the denomination '75 k' in bold numerals. The remainder of the surface is unprinted, with show-through of the obverse text visible due to the thin paper stock. |
| Reverse lettering | 75 k |
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The Wäxel-Låne- och Depositions-Contor was established in Turku (Åbo) in 1811, just two years after Finland's annexation by Russia. It was the first formally chartered credit institution on Finnish soil, and its notes — issued in kopeck denominations but printed with Swedish-language text — reflect the administrative awkwardness of a territory still running on Swedish institutional infrastructure while being folded into the Russian monetary system.
The 75-kopeck denomination is among the smallest the Contor issued, clearly aimed at facilitating everyday transactions in a region where metallic small change was chronically scarce. The institution was dissolved in 1816, making the window of issue extremely narrow.