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20 lei - Regele Mihai I
| Issuer | Romania |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central oval vignette with an intaglio-style portrait of King Mihai I in military uniform, set against an elaborate guilloche underprint in green tones. The denomination 20 LEI appears at upper left and right corners, with the title REGELE MIHAI I on a ribbon below the portrait. Lower margin carries the disclaimer REPRODUCERE ARTISTICA – NON CIRCULABIL. |
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| Reverse lettering | 20 LEI ISTORIA ROMANIEI 1853-2024 DESIGNER MIHAI COSMIN DINU (Translation: 20 LEI HISTORY OF ROMANIA 1853-2024 DESIGNER MIHAI COSMIN DINU) |
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Scheduled for release in 2026, this note marks the first time Mihai I has appeared on Romanian currency since the communist regime forced his abdication in December 1947 — an act the king himself later described as made under direct threat of mass arrests. His rehabilitation in public memory was a slow, politically contested process across the post-1989 decades.
Designer Mihai Cosmin Dinu also worked on earlier issues in the current polymer series, though this 20 lei returns to paper rather than continuing that substrate.