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50 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 lettering | SUOMEN PANKKI VIISIKYMMENTÄ MARKKAA FINLANDS BANK FEMTIO MARK 1922 (Translation: Bank of Finland Fifty Marks) |
| Reverse description | The central vignette presents the Finnish Lion coat of arms, framed by decorative spruce branches on either side, rendered in a restrained classical engraved style against a plain ground. |
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Finland's post-independence monetary situation was precarious through the early 1920s, with the markka under sustained depreciation pressure and public confidence in paper currency fragile. The 1922 series was issued as Suomen Pankki worked to stabilize circulation ahead of the eventual markka reform later in the decade.
Pick 45 was printed by the Finnish State Printing House (Valtioneuvoston kirjapaino), one of the earlier issues where Finland handled production domestically rather than contracting abroad — a deliberate policy choice following independence in 1917.