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| Issuer | Bank of Finland |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| Size | 141 × 77 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | 20 MARK I SILFVER Emot denna sedel betalar FINLANDS BANK vid anfordran en summa af TJUGU Mark i silfver (Translation: 20 MARKS IN SILVER In exchange of this banknote the Bank of Finland will pay on demand the sum of Twenty Marks in silver..) |
| Reverse description | Trilingual text arranged in three columns: Russian at left, Swedish in centre, and Finnish at right. The central vignette presents the crowned Finnish lion rampant, resting upon a shield bearing the denomination inscription "20 MARK i Silfver" in Swedish. A warning against forgery, citing the Imperial decree of November 2 (14) 1812, appears in smaller text across the lower portion in all three languages. |
| Reverse lettering | 20 МАРКЬ СЕРЕБРОМЪ Предъяьителю сего Финляндскій Банкъ ьыдаетъ двадцать маркъ серебромъ 20 MARKKAA HOPEASSA Tästä setelistä maksaa Suomenmaan Pankki vaadittaissa KAKSIKYMMENTÄ markkaa hopeassa. Tämän Setelin väärentäminen tahi muukaaminen, kiun myöskin semmosen rahan kauppaaminen, rangaistaan Marraskuun 2 (14) päivänä 1812 annetun Keisarillisen asetuksen jälkeen. (Translation: 20 MARKS IN SILVER From this banknote, the Bank of Finland will pay, on demand, TWENTY marks in silver. [Small text at bottom] 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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