40 Markkaa

Features

Issuer Finland
Issuing bank Bank of Finland (Suomen Pankki)
Grand Prince Alexander II (1855-1881)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1862
Value 40 Markkaa
Currency Markka (1860-1963)
Composition Paper
Size 150 × 85 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
331185
References P# A37
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Series: 1860-1866

Obverse

Black on orange-yellow.
Denomination and text in Swedish in centre.

Series year 1862.

Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive)

Lettering:
40 MARK I SILFVER

Emot denna sedel betalar FINLANDS BANK vid anfordran en summa af FYRATIO Mark i silfver

Translation:
40 Marks in silver

In exchange of this banknote the Bank of Finland will pay on demand the sum of Forty Marks in silver.

Reverse

Text on reverse in Finnish on the left and in Russian on the right, with a large numeral 40 in the centre, and text 'Finlands Bank' in Swedish and Russian around it twice.

Small text at the bottom, in Swedish, Finnish, and Russian is a warning against forgery.

Scripts: Cyrillic, Cyrillic (cursive), Latin, Latin (cursive)

Lettering:
40 MARKKAA HOPEASSA

Tästä setelistä maksaa Suomenmaan Pankki vaadittaissa NELJÄKYMMENTÄ markkaa hopeassa.

40 МАРКЪ СЕРЕБРОМЪ

Предъяьителю сего Финляндскій Банкъ ьыдаетъ СОРОКЪ маркъ серебромъ


Tämän Setelin väärentäminen tahi muukaaminen, kiun myöskin semmosen rahan kauppaaminen, rangaistaan Marraskuun 2 (14) päivänä 1812 annetun Keisarillisen asetuksen jälkeen.

Translation:
40 MARKS IN SILVER

From this banknote, the Bank of Finland will pay, on demand, FORTY marks in silver.

[Small text at bottom, in Swedish, Finnish, and Russian] 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.

Watermark

Numeral 40 in a circle twice in the upper center of the note.
Text 'FINLANDS BANK' in lower centre.

Placement similar to 12 Markkaa note of this series:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/note295848.html

Comments

This is the only Bank of Finland banknote issued with a denomination of 40 Markkaa. It is one of the most sought-after notes among collectors of Finnish notes.

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Date No. printed VG F VF XF AU UNC
1862  132 000

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