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1 Markka
| Issuer | Bank of Finland |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Reference(s) | P#19 |
| Obverse description | Brown intaglio print on cream paper with a fine guilloche border framing the entire note. A central floral vignette of stylized acanthus leaves and blooms is flanked by two oval medallions each bearing the numeral "1", with denominations in Finnish (YHDEN MARKAN KULLASSA) and Swedish (EN MARK I GULD) to either side. The Czarist imperial double-headed eagle appears at top centre between the bilingual issuer inscriptions, with the series year 1916 and two facsimile signatures at bottom centre flanked by matching serial numbers. |
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| Obverse lettering | SUOMEN PANKKI MAKSAA TÄSTÄ SETELISTÄ YHDEN MARKAN KULLASSA FINLANDS BANK INLÖSER DENNA SEDEL MED EN MARK I GULD (Translation: Bank of Finland will pay for this banknote One Mark in gold) |
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Finland was still a Grand Duchy under Russian imperial rule when this note was issued, and the Bank of Finland operated under those constraints — yet the markka had functioned as a fully independent currency from the Russian ruble since 1865, a monetary separation that long predated political independence. The 1916 date places this squarely in the wartime disruptions that throttled imported goods and, critically, imported paper and printing materials, which pushed Finnish currency production under considerable logistical strain.
Pick 19 is among the more frequently encountered notes of the series, but wartime handling took its toll — foxing and tide lines from damp storage conditions are common enough to be expected rather than exceptional on surviving examples.