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20 Lei Ministry of Finance
| Issuer | Ministerul Finanțelor (Ministry of Finance), Romania |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Value | 20 Lei |
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| Obverse description | Circular intaglio vignette at left centre contains a portrait of the Roman emperor Trajan and the Dacian king Decebal in close profile, engraved in a classical medallic style, with foliage ornament below. The denomination numeral '20' appears in large guilloche letterpress at upper right, flanked by a wreath cartouche forming the serial number panel. Two manuscript signature lines are present in the centre field, one for the Minister of Finance and one for the Director General of the Budget and General State Accounting, with the legend 'DOUA ZECI LEI' in bold letterpress along the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | ROMANIA MINISTERUL FINANTELOR 20 LEI MINISTRUL FINANTELOR DIRECTORUL GENERAL AL BUGETULUI SI CONTABILITATII GENERALE A STATULUI DOUA ZECI LEI DESEN A. MURNU |
| Reverse description | A seated female figure in traditional Romanian folk costume occupies the central vignette, holding a distaff, with an industrial or rural landscape in the background including tower-like structures amid trees. A large circular watermark reserve appears at left, mirroring the serial number panel on the obverse. The denomination '20' is rendered in large numerals at lower right within a guilloche border, and a rectangular text panel at lower centre carries the anti-counterfeiting legal warning in Romanian. |
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