1 Leu BGR - German Occupation

Issuer	Banca Generală Română (Romanian General Bank)
Year	1917
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Currency	First leu (1867-1947)
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Obverse description	Black text on green guilloche underprint. A vignette of Mercury appears at left, with a laureate female head at right. The central field carries the denomination and issuing authority inscriptions in Romanian, with the note issued under special privilege and backed by a cash deposit at the Bank of the German Empire, Berlin.
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Reverse description	Dark green monochrome design with dense guilloche patterning covering the entire field. The bank title BANCA GENERALĂ ROMÂNĂ is inscribed across the top, with the large numeral "1" and denomination UN LEU prominently centred. Repeated denomination panels appear at lower left and lower right, and a rectangular text box at lower centre carries the anti-counterfeiting warning inscription in Romanian.
Reverse lettering	BANCA GENERALA ROMANA UN 1 UN 1 1 UN LEU UN 1 LEU UN 1 LEU Falsificatorii acestor bilete si cari vor fi intrebuintat bilete false, sau le vor fi introdus in tara, se vor pedepsi. (Translation: ROMANIAN GENERAL BANK 1 LEU The forgers of these notes and who will use forged notes, or will have brought them into the country, will be punished 1 LEU 1 LEU)
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