On the right, Romania`s Coat of Arms; on the left, engraved horizontally, the inscription `ROMANIA`; below, the face value `1000 LEI` and the year of issue `1998`; two ornamental branches, laurel on the upper part and oak on the lower part.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ROMANIA
1000
LEI
1998
Reverse description
The graphic and heraldic composition symbolizes the Great Union of 1 December 1918; the main element is the `Union Hall` of Alba Iulia town; underneath, the three-cusped medallion containing the united Coat of Arms of Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania; over the building, engraved circularly, the slogan `SEMPER UNITIS` (united for ever); below, the inscription `ALBA IULIA`; on the lower part, engraved circularly, the date `1918 1 DECEMBRIE 1918`.