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5 Lei
| Issuer | Banca Nationala a Romaniei |
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| Year | 1938-1940 |
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| Currency | First leu (1867-1947) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio vignette of a seated peasant woman holding a distaff at left, set against an intricate guilloche lattice underprint that fills the central field. The Romanian royal arms — a crowned shield supported by two rampant lions with the motto NIHIL SINE DEO — appear at right. The denomination 5 LEI is printed in large letterpress numerals at centre, with the issuing bank's title across the top and two blank watermark ovals flanking the central design. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of a standing woman reaching up to harvest apples from a tree, accompanied by a young child beside her; she carries a large basket of fruit, conveying an allegory of agricultural abundance. Denomination cartouches bearing 5 LEI appear in ornate frames at both left and right, flanked by blank watermark ovals. A legal warning text against counterfeiting is printed in a ruled panel across the top of the note. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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