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100 Markkaa
| Issuer | Vaasa Osake Pankki (Wasa Aktie Bank) |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S112 |
| Obverse description | Printed entirely in Finnish, the note presents a red guilloche underprint on a brownish ground with a fine woven-pattern guilloche filling the field. The large numeral '100' appears in octagonal cartouches at left and right, while the denomination in words is set centrally within the guilloche. Two manuscript signatures appear at lower left and the serial number is printed in a rectangular panel at lower right, with the year '1918' at bottom centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | VAASAN OSAKE PANKKI MAKSAA TÄSTÄ KONTTOKURANTTI-SHEKISTÄ SUOMEN VALTIOLLE TAHI MÄÄRÄÄMÄLLENSÄ SATA MARKKAA SUOMEN RAHASSA Lunastetaan ilman valtion siirtoa maan yksityispankeissa (Translation: Vaasa Osake Pankki will pay for this current account cheque to the state of Finland on demand One Hundred Marks in Finnish money [Small text sideways on the right] Redeemed without state transfer in the country`s private banks) |
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Vaasa Osake Pankki was one of several Finnish commercial banks that issued emergency currency during the 1918 Civil War, when the White forces controlled Ostrobothnia and the official monetary system was effectively split along front lines. These private bank notes filled a genuine transactional vacuum — the Reds held Helsinki and with it the Bank of Finland's infrastructure, leaving White-controlled territories dependent on regional issuance.
P#S112 carries an "S" prefix in the Pick catalogue, denoting regional or provisional status. After the White victory, these notes were redeemed and withdrawn fairly quickly, limiting long-term circulation wear but also suppressing survivor populations.