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20 LEI - BFR Fantasy
| Issuer | Banca Fantezista a Romaniei |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears a central vignette portrait of King Mihai I of Romania (1921–2017) set against a decorative underprint, accompanied by the Royal Arms of Romania. The BFR logo and the issuing institution's name appear alongside the denomination rendered in both numerals and letters. The date of issue, 1 Decembrie 2024, and the designer's credit are inscribed within the design. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a vignette of Peles Castle rendered in a detailed illustrative style, framed by decorative guilloche elements. The Royal Arms of Romania appear alongside the BFR logo and the issuing institution's name. The denomination is repeated in both numerals and letters at multiple positions across the design. |
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Fantasy or "artistical" banknotes occupy a grey zone in notaphily — not legal tender, not counterfeits, but deliberate creative objects that borrow the grammar of currency. Dani Crisan is a Romanian graphic designer who has produced several pieces in this vein, the "Banca Fantezista a Romaniei" being a tongue-in-cheek invented institution whose name translates roughly as the Fantastical Bank of Romania.
Catalog value is negligible in monetary terms. Interest lies entirely in the design work and in what the piece says about the collector market for Romanian-themed novelty issues in the 2020s.