1 Markka 1969 - 1975, Finland
| in Krause book | Number: 98 |
| Years of issue: | 1969 - 1975 |
| Edition: | 369 420 000 |
| Signatures: | Karjalainen Ahti (1958 – 1982), Helelä Timo (1969 – 1975) |
| Serie: | 1963 Issue |
| Specimen of: | 1963 |
| Material: | Cotton fiber |
| Size (mm): | 144 х 67 |
| Printer: | Bank of Finland Security Printing House, Setelipaino Sedeltryckeriet, Vantaa |
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Description
Watermark:
Avers:
Ears of rye in the middle.
Denominations in numerals are in all corners, in words on the right and left sides.
Revers:
Stylized finish coat of arms.
The coat of arms of Finland is a crowned lion on a red field, the right forepaw replaced with an armoured hand brandishing a sword, trampling on a saber with the hindpaws. The coat of arms was originally created around the year 1580.
Crowned golden lion, right forepaw replaced hand in armor, holding a silver sword with a gold handle. Leo tramples hind legs silver Saracen sword with a gold handle. Shield studded with silver rosettes 9 (number of historic parts of Finland). Official use only since 1978, although first appeared around 1580 on the statue of the Swedish king Gustav I Vasa, installed in the Gothic cathedral of Uppsala, Sweden. Lion - an ancient Scandinavian symbol of authority and power, the symbol of chivalry (hand) and saber - involvement in the general culture of Christian Europe in the fight against the Muslims.
Denominations in numerals are in all corners, in words on the right and left sides.
Comments:
Designer: Tapio Wirkkala.
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