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5000 Lei Red Army Command
| Issuer | Comandamentul Armatei Roșii (Red Army Command) |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | 5000 5000 COMANDAMENTUL ARMATEI ROSII CINCI MII LEI PRIMIRE IN TOATE PLATILE ESTE OBLIGATORIE 1944 FALSIFICATORII ACESTOR BILETE VOR FI PEDEPSITI CONFORM LEGILOR IN VIGOARE PE TIMP DE RAZBOIU 5000 5000 |
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| Reverse lettering | COMANDAMENTUL ARMATEI ROSII CINCI MII LEI CINCI MII LEI 5000 LEI |
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Issued under Soviet military administration following Romania's armistice with the Allied powers in August 1944, this note belongs to a series of occupation currency — sometimes called "military lei" — printed by Goznak in Moscow and introduced to facilitate Soviet troop payments without drawing directly on Red Army rubles. The practical effect was inflationary pressure on the Romanian economy, since the notes were backed by nothing locally and issued without coordination with the National Bank of Romania.
The Goznak attribution is well-documented. Romania had no say in the printing volume.