500 Markkaa
Features
| Issuer |
Finland
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|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Bank of Finland (Suomen Pankki) |
| Period |
Republic (1919-date)
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| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1986 |
| Value | 500 Markkaa (500 FIM) |
| Currency | New Markka (1963-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 142 × 69 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 331141 |
| References | P# 116 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Series: 1986-93
Obverse
Red on yellow underprint.
Portrait of Elias Lönnrot (1802-1884), a Finnish physician and philologist.
Security thread through centre right of paper.
2 raised circles on bottom right above serial number.
Two signatures in bottom centre, series year, 1986, on top left.
Text in Finnish on top and centre.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VIISISATAA MARKKAA
SUOMEN PANKKI
Translation:
Five Hundred Marks
Bank of Finland
Reverse
Punkaharju. Finnish lakelands.
Bilingual text in Finnish and Swedish.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SUOMEN PANKKI
FINLANDS BANK
VIISISATAA MARKKAA
FEMHUNDRA MARK
Translation:
Bank of Finland
Five Hundred Marks
Watermark
Elias Lönnrot
Signatures
| Ele Alenius (EA) | Member of the Board |
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| Sirkka Hämäläinen (SH) | Governor |
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| Esko Ollila (EO) | Member of the Board |
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| Reijo Mäkinen (RM) |
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| Markku Puntila (MP) | Member of the Board |
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| Seppo Lindblom (SL) | Member of the Board |
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| Matti Vanhala (MV) | Governor |
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| Pentti Koivikko (PK) |
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| Harri Holkeri (HH) | Member of the Board |
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| Pentti Uusivirta (PU) | Governor |
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| Rolf Kullberg (RK) | Governor |
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Comments
Read more on Elias Lönnrot here: https://kansallisbiografia.fi/english/person/2836
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| Date | Signatures | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1986 | EA, SH | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | EO, SH | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | EO, RM | 
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| 1986 | EO, MP | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | SL, MV | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | SL, SH | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | SL, PK | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | SL, MP | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | HH, MV | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | HH, SH | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | HH, RM | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | HH, PK | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | HH, MP | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | EA, MV | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | PU, MP | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | EA, RM | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | EA, PK | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | EA, MP | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | RK, MV | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | RK, SH | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | RK, RM |
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| 1986 | RK, PK | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | RK, MP | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | PU, MV | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | PU, SH | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | PU, RM | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | PU, PK | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 85
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Katz Auction 121 Lot 3579 
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18 Apr 2024 | 1986 EO, RM | UNC |
USD 203.96
(EUR 177.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 99 Lot 1723
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31 Oct 2023 | 1986 RK, RM |
UNC (PMG 64) |
USD 271.94
(EUR 236.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
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Katz Auction 143 Lot 1598
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13 Nov 2024 | Undetermined | AU |
USD 103.71
(EUR 90.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
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