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200 Lei
| Issuer | Banca Națională a României |
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| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of gray herons in various poses — in flight and standing — rendered in intaglio over a teal guilloche underprint, with an orange fishing net motif as underprint at left and a fish visible among the reeds; the inscription "Delta Dunării" appears at lower left, with a decorative compass rose medallion and ornate BNR monogram to the right, flanked by the bank title in vertical lettering. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI FALSIFICAREA ACESTOR BILETE SE PEDEPSESTE CONFORM LEGILOR DECEMBRIE 1992 DOUA SUTE LEI DELTA DUNĂRII |
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Romania's hyperinflationary spiral of the early 1990s made this denomination almost instantly inadequate. By the time the note entered circulation, annual inflation was running well above 200%, and the 200 Lei — a substantial sum just years earlier — was losing purchasing power faster than the printing cycle could respond. The series it belongs to was superseded and largely withdrawn within a few years, a casualty of monetary conditions that eventually required a full redenomination in 2005.
The single watermark security feature reflects the limited anti-counterfeiting investment typical of transitional-period Romanian issues, where economic instability outpaced the infrastructure for upgraded security printing.