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| Issuer | Romania |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Reverse description | The Romanian royal coat of arms occupies the centre, supported by two rampant golden lions as heraldic supporters, surmounted by a royal crown, with the motto scroll "NIHIL SINE DEO" below. The design is framed by a red guilloche border with repeated "50" numerals in circular medallions along both vertical margins. The BFR monogram in decorative cartouches appears at lower left and lower right. A penal warning text against counterfeiting is set in a rectangular panel at the lower centre. |
| Reverse lettering | BANI CINCIZECI 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 NIHIL SINE DEO BFR BFR FALSIFICATORII ACESTOR BILETE, ACEI CARI LE VOR FI INTREBUINTAT SAU CARI LE VOR FI INTRODUS IN TARA SAU LE VOR FI PUS IN CIRCULATIE SE VOR PEDEPSI CU INCHISOARE DE LA 5 PANA LA 10 ANI CU INTERDICTIE SI AMENDA CONF art. 117 CP |
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| Comments |
A privately produced fantasy note, not legal tender and issued with no monetary authority behind it. These pieces occupy an odd corner of the hobby — too small-format for serious forgery, too well-designed to be dismissed as novelty. Dani Crisan is a Romanian graphic designer with a visible following in the alternative banknote community, and the BFR series appears to be a creative project rather than a commemorative or promotional commission.
Collect it as design work, not currency history.