| Issuer | Romania |
| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
| Value | 2000 Lei (2000 ROL) |
| Currency | Third leu (1952-2005) |
| Composition | Polymer |
| Size | 143 × 63 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Note Printing Australia, Melbourne, Australia (1998-date) |
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| In circulation to | 30 November 2004 |
| Reference(s) | P#111 |
| Obverse description | The main image is the simplified Solar System; in the down right corner, the window with the metameric filter; on the upper part: Romania`s Coat of Arms, the transparent window, name of the issuing central bank `BANCA NAŢIONALĂ A ROMÂNIEI` and `BNR` logo; on the lower part: face value in figures and letters `2.000 lei DOUA MII` and above, the year of issue `1999`; on the left, placed vertically, authorized signatures of the Governor and the Chief Cashier, and the simplifed image of the Sun; face value `DOUA MII 2.000` is placed vertically, on the right. |
| Reverse description | In the middle, the map of Romania coloured in red, yellow and blue; on the map, the area and the cities where the eclipse was the most visible; on the upper part, face value `2.000` vertical and horizontal, name of the central bank `BANCA NAŢIONALĂ A ROMÂNIEI` and `BNR` logo; under the name of the central bank, the transparent window; on the lower part, on the left, the window with metameric filter; on the right: face value in letters and figures `DOUA MII lei 2.000`; on the right, above the face value, the text `FALSIFICAREA ACESTOR BILETE SE PEDEPSESTE CONFORM LEGILOR` (forgery is punished according to the law) placed horizontally; series and numbers of the banknote are printed in letters and figures with black and red ink, as follows: fonts of the same height printed vertically on the left side with black ink and fonts of ascending height on the right side with red ink. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | BNR monogram |
| Obverse lettering | BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI
ECLIPSA TOTALA DE SOARE 11 AUGUST 1999
2.000 DOUA MII
GUVERNATOR CASIER CENTRAL
1999
2.000 lei DOUA MII (Translation: National Bank of Romania Total Solar Eclipse August 11, 1999 2000 Two Thousand Gobernador Central Cashier) |
| Reverse lettering | 2.000 BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI
ARAD TIMISOARA LUGOJ HUNEDOARA PETROSANI TARGU JIU RAMNICU-VALCEA
PITESTI DRAGASANI TARGOVISTE PLOIESTI BUCURESTI
FALSIFICAREA ACESTOR BILETE SE PEDEPSESTE CONFORM LEGILOR
DOUA MII lei 2.000 (Translation: 2000 National Bank of Romania ARAD TIMISOARA LUGOJ HUNEDOARA PETROSANI TARGU JIU RAMNICU-VALCEA PITESTI DRAGASANI TARGOVISTE PLOIESTI BUCURESTI (Romanian cities) COUNTERFEITING OF THESE TICKETS IS PUNISHED ACCORDING TO THE LAWS Two thousand Lei 2000) |
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| Catalog ID | 9822104300 |
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