Catalog
| Issuer | Banca Fantezista a Romaniei |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Designer(s) | Dani Crisan |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the rock-carved portrait of Decebal as seen on the Danube gorge, accompanied by a vignette of Decebal with the Dacian Wolf standard. The BFR logo and the issuing bank's name appear alongside the denomination in both numerals and full lettering. |
| Reverse lettering | 1 BANCA FANTEZISTA A ROMANIEI BFR Chipul lui Decebal UN LEU 1 |
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| Comments |
Fantasy notes — privately designed and issued without any governmental or banking authority — occupy a gray zone in numismatics. They circulate among collectors as art objects or novelty pieces, not as currency, and carry no legal tender status anywhere. This one was designed by Dani Crisan in 2024 under the fictional "Banca Fantezista a Romaniei," a name invented for the project.
Paper construction on modern fantasy notes varies widely in quality and archival stability. Worth noting for what it is, not mistaken for what it isn't.