5 Markkaa 1942 - 1945. Litt. D, Finland
| in Krause book | Number: 69a |
| Years of issue: | 1942 - 1945 |
| Edition: | 40 000 000 |
| Signatures: | Raittinen Paavo (1942 – 1953), Alsiala Harald (1938 – 1954) |
| Serie: | 1941 - 1942 (1945) Issue |
| Specimen of: | 1939 |
| Material: | Cotton fiber |
| Size (mm): | 120 х 66 |
| Printer: | Bank of Finland Security Printing House, Setelipaino Sedeltryckeriet, Vantaa |
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Description
Watermark:
In diamonds are, repeated, the national flower of Finland - the lily of the valley.
Avers:
The spruce centered.
Denominations are in all corners, in numerals and in words are on the right and left sides from the spruce.
Revers:
The spruce branches are around the 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 on the right and left sides.
Comments:
Designer: Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen (August 20, 1873, Rantasalmi, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire - July 1, 1950, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States), was a Finnish architect who became famous for his art nouveau buildings in the early years of the 20th century. He was the father of Eero Saarinen.
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