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1 Markka

Issuer Bank of Finland
Year 1860-1861
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Obverse description Red on blue underprint with text printed in black. An embossed Czarist imperial eagle occupies the top centre field above the large reversed-white lettering "FINLANDS BANK" set within the central panel. Trilingual text surrounds the central inscription in Swedish at right, Finnish at left, and Russian below, with the denomination stated in all three languages.
Obverse lettering 1 Mark. 1 Markka. Emot denna sedel be, talar Finlands Bank vid anfordran en summa af EN mark i silfver. Tätä seteliä vastaan maksaa Suomenmaan Pankki anomuksen päälle YHDEN markan hopeassa Banko-Direktör Banko-Kassör ОДНА МАРКА СЕРЕБРОМЪ 1861.
(Translation: 1 Markka/Mark [Swedish and Finnish] In exchange of this banknote the Bank of Finland will pay on demand the sum of One Mark in silver. [Swedish and Finnish] Bank Director Bank Treasurer One markka/mark in silver [Russian] 1861.)
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Reverse lettering Предъявителю сего Финляндскій Банкъ выдаетъ ОДНУ Марку серебромъ. Förfalskning eller efterapning af denna Sedel, äfvensom utprångling af denne förfalskede, anses i Kejserl. Förordningen af den 2 (14) November 1812 stadgade ansvar. Tämän Setelin väärentäminen tahi muukaaminen, kiun myöskin semmosen rahan kauppaaminen, rangaistaan Marraskuun 2 (14) päivänä 1812 annetun Keisarillisen asetuksen jälkeen.
(Translation: In exchange for this banknote, the Bank of Finland will pay, on demand, ONE markka/mark in silver. [In Russian, at top of note] [In Swedish on left side, Finnish on right side] The forgery or alteration of this Banknote, as well as the trading of similar money, will be punished under the Imperial decree issued on November 2 (14) 1812.)
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