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20 Markkaa
| Issuer | Suomen Pankki (Bank of Finland) |
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| Year | 1898 |
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| Size | 144 × 89 mm |
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| Obverse description | Blue-toned note in vertical format with the denomination numeral '20' at upper left and upper right, flanking a central Finnish Eagle coat of arms vignette. Below the arms, a classical allegorical vignette depicts a seated woman with a youth and a globe. Serial numbers printed in black appear on both the left and right margins, with two authorising signatures at the bottom centre and the issue year directly below. A large '20M' guilloche underprint runs across the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries the Finnish Lion coat of arms at centre, enclosed within a circular border of spruce twigs, surrounded by a ring of smaller text in Swedish and Finnish. The denomination numeral '20' appears prominently within the design, with the main body text set in three languages — Russian, Swedish, and Finnish — in large lettering across the note. |
| Reverse lettering | ФИНЛЯНДСКІЙ БАНКЪ 20 МАРОКЪ ЗОЛОТОМЪ FINLANDS BANK 20 MARK SUOMEN PANKKI 20 MARKKAA LAKI SUOMEN SUURIRUHTINAANMAAN RAHASTA ANNETTU HELSINGISSÄ 9P:NÄ ELOKUUTA 1877. 1§ SUOMENMAAN RAHALAITOKSEN KANTANA ON KULTA AINOANA ARVONMITTANA. (Translation: [Russian] Bank of Finland 20 Marks in gold [Swedish and Finnish] Bank of Finland 20 Marks [Swedish and Finnish, small lettering] The law on the Grand Duchy of Finland's money enacted in Helsinki on 9th of August 1877. 1§ The Finnish department of finance determines gold as the only standard of value) |
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