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1 Dolar
| Issuer | NAVROM (Navigație Română), Constanța |
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| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
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| Obverse description | Orange and dark blue exchange certificate with an elaborate guilloche underprint covering the entire field. A central oval medallion contains the large numeral '1' in intaglio style, flanked by the inscriptions 'TICHET PENTRU' and 'DOLAR' on horizontal bands. The issuer name '"NAVROM"' appears at upper left and 'CONSTANȚA' at upper right, with a serial number in red at lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | "NAVROM" CONSTANȚA TICHET PENTRU 1 DOLAR |
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NAVROM — the Romanian state shipping company headquartered in Constanța — issued its own scrip denominated in dollars for use aboard vessels operating on international routes, allowing crew members to make purchases in the ship's canteen without handling hard foreign currency directly. These notes circulated in a tightly closed loop: onboard only, redeemable only through company channels, and worthless outside that system.
The dollar denomination reflects the practical reality of a Romanian merchant fleet working international waters during the communist period, when actual USD holdings by individuals were strictly controlled — and in many cases criminal — under Romanian law.