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10 Lei
| Issuer | Banca Națională a Moldovei |
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| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a detailed intaglio landscape vignette of the Soroca Fortress on the Dniester River, its stone towers and curtain walls rendered in fine line engraving against a pastoral background. An ornamental floral rosette guilloche motif appears above the fortress scene, while the denomination numeral "10" occupies the left margin alongside a vertical palm-frond guilloche border. The state name "REPUBLICA MOLDOVA" is inscribed across the upper panel, and the value "ZECE LEI" appears in a solid dark band at the foot of the note. |
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| Signature(s) | L. Talmaci (Guvernator) |
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Moldova's first banknote series was rushed into production following the declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, with the leu introduced in November 1993 to replace the Soviet ruble — but these notes were printed in 1992 in anticipation, sitting in reserve until the currency changeover was ready. The transition was unusually compressed: Moldova had no central banking infrastructure of its own, and Leonid Talmaci, whose signature appears here, had been appointed governor of a newly created institution that was still finding its legal footing.
Printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company in Ottawa.