Finland 100 Markka 1862

Prefix B

© National Museum of Finland generic images

Finland 100 Markka, 1862 obverse
Finland 100 Markka, 1862 reverse

Information:

Rarity R - Rare
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1862 Prefix B + - - - - - -
Reference Prefix
Country Finland
Period Markka (1860-1963)
Issuing bank Bank of Finland
Currency Markka
Denomination 100 Markka
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1862
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes on 01.07.1945
Size (WxH) 152x89 mm

Obverse:

Finland 100 Markka, 1862

Obverse text

100 MARK I SILFVER 100 MARKKAA HOPEASSA Emot denna sedel betalar FINLANDS BANK vid anfordran en summa af HUNDRA Mark i silfver

Obverse symbol

Young man with stick and cap at left, young woman at right. Background, pale blue and lozenge pink pattern containing eagles and lions. Denomination in Swedish at left and in Finnish at right. Main text in Swedish in centre.

Reverse:

Image 1

Reverse text

СТО МРКЬ СЕРЕБРОМЪ Tästä setelistä maksaa Suomenmaan Pankki vaadittaissa SATA markkaa hopeassa. Предъяьителю сего Финляндскій Банкъ ьыдаетъ СТО маркъ серебромъ. Tämän Setelin väärentäminen tahi muukaaminen, kiun myöskin semmosen rahan kauppaaminen, rangaistaan Marraskuun 2 (14) päivänä 1812 annetun Keisarillisen asetuksen jälkeen.

Reverse symbol

Pink. View of southern harbour of Helsinki in centre, under grand-ducal crown. Denomination in words in Russian at centre. Text in Finnish on the left and in Russian on the right, with a large numeral 100 on each side. Small text at the bottom, in Finnish on left, Swedish in centre, and in Russian on the right is a warning against forgery.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1862 1862 408k - - - - - -
1862 Prefix B 103k - - - - - -
1862 Prefix C 185k - - - - - -