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5 Markkaa, Bank of Finland, Finland, 1909 (Pick 19B)

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1909

This 5 Markkaa note was issued in Finland by the Bank of Finland, dated 1909. It belongs to the Markka (1860-1963) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Provisional Government (1917-1919). It measures 110 × 66 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 19B.

Obverse: Blue. Czarist eagle at upper centre. Denomination in numerals on top left and right corners. Text in Finnish on left, and Swedish on right. Signatures in bottom centre, serial numbers on left and right bottom. Its lettering reads “SUOMEN PANKKI / MAKSAA TÄSTÄ SETELISTÄ / VIISI / MARKKAA KULLASSA”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Bank of Finland will pay for this banknote Five Marks in gold”. Reverse: Blue, with rowboat on river in black, with large numeral 5 on either side. Finnish and Swedish text in top border, Russian text in bottom border. Small text in Finnish on left, and Swedish on right. Scripts: Cyrillic and Latin. Its lettering reads “SUOMEN PANKKI / FINLANDS BANK / ФИНЛЯНСКЙ БАНК ПЯТЬ МАРОКЪ ЗОЛОТОМЪ / LAKI SUOMEN SUURIRUHTINAANMAAN RAHASTA ANNETTU HELSINGISSÄ 9P:NÄ ELOKUUTA 1877. 1§ SUOMENMAAN RAHALAITOKSEN KANTANA ON KULTA AINOANA ARVONMITTANA.”. Translation given in the catalogue: “[Top] Bank of Finland, in Finnish and in Swedish. [Bottom in Russian] Bank of Finland Five Marks in Gold [Small lettering on either side] The law on the Grand Duchy of Finland's money enacted in Helsinki on 9th of August 1877. 1§ The Finnish departme”.

Watermark: SP on lower left, FB on lower right [Note: banknotes were printed with and without this watermark]. Signatures recorded for the type: Clas von Collan (CC) (Governor); V. E. Thesleff (VET) (Fritz Müller (FM)); Jalo Järnefelt (JJ) (Member of the Board); Ludvig Hisinger-Jägerskiöld (LHJ) (Karl Basilier (KB₁)); Member of the Board (Karl Basilier (KB₂)); Member of the Board. Issue date recorded in the catalogue: 18 May 1910. Demonetized: 1 July 1945.

Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

P9. Grand Duchy Issue. Serial # 00000001-18573000. P19B. 5 Mark notes, series 1909, with numbers 18573001-19397000 were issued under the authority of the Finnish Senate in 1917 after independence had been declared. P20. 5 Mark notes, series 1909, with numbers 19397001-20789000 were issued by the People's Commissariat when they controlled Helsinki in 1918 during the Finnish civil war. P24. Banknotes marked Litt. A were issued in 1918. N# 331169 See N# 330625 for P30. Banknotes printed in green in 1918, and marked Sarja II were issued in 1918.

Physical characteristics

Size
110 × 66 mm
Shape
Rectangular
Material
Paper
Watermark
SP on lower left, FB on lower right [Note: banknotes were printed with and without this watermark]

Technical characteristics

Currency
Markka (1860-1963)
Signatures
Clas von Collan (CC) (Governor) · V. E. Thesleff (VET) (Fritz Müller (FM)) · Jalo Järnefelt (JJ) (Member of the Board) · Ludvig Hisinger-Jägerskiöld (LHJ) (Karl Basilier (KB₁)) · Member of the Board (Karl Basilier (KB₂)) · Member of the Board
Demonetized
1 July 1945
Issuing bank
Bank of Finland

Design

Obverse
Blue. Czarist eagle at upper centre. Denomination in numerals on top left and right corners. Text in Finnish on left, and Swedish on right. Signatures in bottom centre, serial numbers on left and right bottom.
Reverse
Blue, with rowboat on river in black, with large numeral 5 on either side. Finnish and Swedish text in top border, Russian text in bottom border. Small text in Finnish on left, and Swedish on right. Scripts: Cyrillic and Latin
Obverse lettering
SUOMEN PANKKI / MAKSAA TÄSTÄ SETELISTÄ / VIISI / MARKKAA KULLASSA
Reverse lettering
SUOMEN PANKKI / FINLANDS BANK / ФИНЛЯНСКЙ БАНК ПЯТЬ МАРОКЪ ЗОЛОТОМЪ / LAKI SUOMEN SUURIRUHTINAANMAAN RAHASTA ANNETTU HELSINGISSÄ 9P:NÄ ELOKUUTA 1877. 1§ SUOMENMAAN RAHALAITOKSEN KANTANA ON KULTA AINOANA ARVONMITTANA.

Identification

Value
5 Markkaa
Dates recorded
1909
Distinguishing features
Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
Catalogue number to match
Pick 19B

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P19B
  • NumistaN# 202315

Research required

  • Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.
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