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10 000 Lei
| Issuer | Banca Nationala a Romaniei |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of historian Nicolae Iorga (1871–1940) at right, rendered in dark green against a multicolour guilloche underprint; a vignette of gentian flowers in blue and yellow occupies the centre, with the BNR monogram medallion above. The Romanian state coat of arms appears at upper left, flanked by two facsimile signatures, with the denomination "10.000 lei" in large numerals at lower left and the vertical legend "ZECE MII" at right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI 10.000 GUVERNATOR CASIER CENTRAL 10.000 lei ZECE MII 1999 ZECE MII NICOLAE IORGA 1871-1940 (Translation: NATIONAL BANK OF ROMANIA GOVERNOR CENTRAL CASHIER 10.000 LEI TEN THOUSAND 1999 TEN THOUSAND NICOLAE IORGA 1871-1940) |
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Romania's hyperinflation of the early-to-mid 1990s forced repeated denomination jumps — by 1999, 10,000 lei had become a routine transactional note rather than a high-value one. At the peak of the inflationary spiral in 1993, annual inflation had exceeded 250%; though the rate had moderated by 1999, the accumulated erosion meant notes of this denomination were handling everyday purchases.
The series was eventually rendered obsolete by the 2005 redenomination, when 10,000 old lei became 1 new leu. Most of the paper stock from this period circulated heavily before retirement.