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1000 Lei

Issuer Banca Națională a României
Year 1947
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description Central vignette of Tudor Vladimirescu in an oval portrait frame, set against an elaborate floral guilloche underprint in pink and grey tones. The bank title BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI appears in a banner across the top, with GUVERNATOR and CASIER CENTRAL printed to the left and right respectively, each accompanied by a manuscript signature. The denomination UNA MIE LEI is rendered in bold letterpress at the foot of the note, flanked by numeral 1000 panels, with the date 25 IUNIE 1947 below.
Obverse lettering BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI GUVERNATOR CASIER CENTRAL 1000 UNA MIE LEI 1000 25 IUNIE 1947
Reverse description The Romanian state arms — an eagle displayed bearing a shield quartered with regional emblems, surmounted by a royal crown — occupies the centre, surrounded by a rich cornucopia-style vignette of agricultural produce, flowers, and foliage rendered in fine intaglio. The bank title BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI runs across the top in a ribbon cartouche, with numeral 1000 at each upper corner. A lengthy legal warning text in Romanian appears in a panel below the arms, and the denomination UNA MIE LEI is repeated in two cartouches along the lower border.
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