100 Finnish Markkaa, Jean Sibelius |
100 markkaa |
Obverse: Portrait of Jean Sibelius (8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957) , Finnish composer of the later Romantic period. His music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity.
Reverse: Swans in Flight - Inspired by swans in flight, Jean Sibelius introduces some of his best ideas in his fifth symphony - A song for Swans.
The last design series of the Finnish markka, designed in the 1980s by Finnish designers Torsten Ekströmin (obverse) and Erik Bruunin (reverse) and issued in 1986.
Watermark: Jean Sibelius. Latent image at upper right.
Prevailing colour - Green; Size: 142 mm x 69 mm.
Printed by Bank of Finland Security Printing House.