15 Markkaa
Features
| Issuer |
Finland
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Suomen Yhdyspankki |
| Grand duke |
Alexander II (1855-1881)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1866 |
| Value | 15 Markkaa |
| Currency | Markka (1860-1963) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 160 × 90 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 330469 |
| References | P# S101 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Series: Suomen Yhdyspankki 1866 series
Obverse
Brown and yellow.
Main text in Swedish on the left side, and in Finnish on the right.
15 in centre.
Smaller text in centre in Swedish and Finnish.
Denomination in words in Russian at bottom centre.
Lettering:
Suomen Yhdyspankki
maksaa vaadittaissa tästä setelistä
Viisitoista Markkaa
(Suomen Yhdyspankki puolesta)
1 August 1866
Translation:
Union Bank of Finland
will pay, on demand, from this banknote
Fifteen Marks
(On behalf of the Union Bank of Finland)
Reverse
Denomination in words stated in German, French, Russian and English.
Large numeral 15 on left, smaller 15 on right.
Forgery warning in small letters on bottom in Swedish on the left, and in Finnish on the right.
Lettering:
ПАТЬНАДЦАТЬ МАРКЬ, Fünfzehn Mark, Quinze Marcs, Fifteen Mark
Efterapning eller förfalskning af denna sedel samt utprångling af den förfalskade straffas enlight Lag.
Tämän setelin mukaaminen tahi väärentäminen sekä semmoisen rahan kauppaaminen rangaistaan Lain mukaan.
Translation:
[In Russian, French, German, and English] Fifteen Marks
[In Swedish and Finnish] Altering or forging this note and passing such money is punishable by law.
Comments
For the background story of Suomen Yhdyspankki and its banknote issues visit the bank's modern descendant, nordea.fi. Pdf article in Finnish.
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| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Katz Auction 159 Lot 1130 
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3 Jun 2025 | VF | Unsold | |
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