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500 Lei
| Issuer | Banca Națională a României |
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| Year | 1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a female portrait in three-quarter profile set within a circular guilloche frame inscribed with the date 25 IUNIE 1947, flanked by ornate scrollwork side panels. The bank title BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI runs along the top in letterpress, with the denomination CINCI SUTE LEI in large text above the central vignette. Signature titles GUVERNATOR and CASIER CENTRAL appear at lower left and lower right respectively, with the serial number and prefix printed at lower left and upper right. |
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| Reverse description | Large central intaglio vignette of a farmer with horses ploughing a field, rendered in a dramatic, labour-glorifying artistic style. Circular guilloche rosettes in blue-green underprint flank the main vignette on either side. The denomination 500 LEI appears in large letterpress text at lower left and lower right, with the BNR monogram within a circular ornament at bottom centre. |
| Reverse lettering | ROMANIA 500 LEI 500 LEI |
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