Catalog
20 Lei 1880 Provisional Issue
| Issuer | Banca Națională a României |
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| Year | 1880 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central value inscription with date above and signatures below; a vignette of the Danube at Drobeta Turnu Severin with the bridge of Apollodorus spans the lower register. Left field carries an allegorical group of a Roman legionnaire and Dacian woman flanked by Emperor Trajan and military trophies; right field bears a large white medallion with value in ornate cartouche supported by a golden eagle, with the Romanian coat of arms below. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI BILET HYPOTHECAR 12 JUNIU 1977 DOUE-DECI LEI MINISTRU DE FINANCIE MEMBRII AI COMITETULUI BILETELOR HIPOTHECARE Casier cal al Tesaurului ROMANIA A. BRAMTOT et G. DUVAL fec. P. DUJARDIN sc. |
| Reverse description | Central pedestal cartouche carries the legal warning inscription, with an oval value medallion above it surmounted by a bowl of flowers. A white round watermark medallion occupies the left field; two peasant women walking inward bearing hoes on their shoulders flank the composition. An ornamental guilloche border frames the design, with small coats of arms in the lower corners. |
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