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100 Markkaa
| Issuer | Suomen Pankki (Bank of Finland) |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Size | 136 × 120 mm |
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| Obverse description | Brown note with a large numeral 100 at left and a central vignette of six classical allegorical figures; a steamer vignette appears at upper left. The Arms of Finland with the Finnish Lion occupy the lower right. Bilingual Finnish and Swedish text runs across the note, with serial numbers at lower left and upper right and two signatures at lower centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | SUOMEN PANKKI SATA MARKKAA FINLANDS BANK HUNDRA MARK (Translation: Bank of Finland One Hundred Marks) |
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Finland's post-independence monetary situation was precarious enough that the Bank of Finland was still issuing notes well before a coherent long-term currency framework had stabilized. The 1922 series reflected that transitional pressure — designs were conservative, and the printing arrangements drew on established European security printers rather than any domestic capability Finland had yet to develop.
Pick 46 is notable for its unusually square format, a proportional oddity that sets it apart from nearly every contemporary European issue of comparable denomination.