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500 Lei State Bank
| Issuer | Banca de Stat a Republicii Populare Române |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| In circulation to | 1952 |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette comprises an intaglio portrait group of the three Transylvanian peasant revolt leaders Cloșca (left), Horia (centre), and Crișan (right), set within an ornate scrollwork frame, with the state coat of arms in a circular medallion at the base. The bank title on a ribbon scroll runs across the upper portion, while the denomination numeral and text appear at right alongside two manuscript signatures above the date 15 OCTOMVRIE 1949. Designer's name S. ZAINEA is inscribed at lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCA REPUBLICII POPULARE ROMANE - BANCA DE STAT - 500 CINCI SUTE LEI - PRESEDINTE - CASIER CENTRAL - CLOSCA - HORIA - CRISAN - 15 OCTOMVRIE 1949 - S. ZAINEA |
| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette illustrates an industrial mountain landscape with a factory complex at centre, smokestacks, an aerial cable-car system spanning the mountain terrain, and smaller buildings scattered across the valley. Decorative folk-pattern guilloche borders flank the left and right margins, while elaborate acanthus scrollwork frames the lower corners. The state title appears on a ribbon scroll at top, denomination text at bottom, and a counterfeiting warning legend in small type along the lower margin. |
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