1 Markka

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.