Catalog
1000 Lei
| Issuer | Banca Națională a României |
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| Year | 1881-1906 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | FALSIFICATORII ACESTOR BILETE, CUM SI TOTI ACEIA CARE VOR FI CONTRIBUIT LA EMITEREA UNEI SUME MAI MARE DE BILETE DE CAT CELE PREVEDUTE PRIN LEGEA DE PACIA, SE VOR PEDEPSI CONFORM ART. 112 SI URMATORII DIN CODUL PENAL BANCA NATIONALE A ROMANIEI UNA MIIE LEI 1000 1000 GUVERNATOR DIRECTOR DIRECTORUL CASEI GEORGES DUVAL fecit P. DUJARDIN SC. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1000 G DUVAL fecit P. DUJARDIN SC. |
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Romania's earliest high-denomination notes were printed in Paris by the Banque de France's printing operation, and this 1000 Lei belongs to a series that ran continuously for over two decades without fundamental redesign — a long lifespan that reflects both the stability of the Regat period and the high cost of commissioning new intaglio work. Dujardin was one of the more accomplished steel engravers working in Paris at the time, and his hand is visible in the fineness of the line work.
High-denomination notes of this series rarely circulated hard. Most passed between banks and the treasury, which means surviving examples tend to show fold lines from storage rather than the edge wear typical of retail use.