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10 Lei
| Issuer | Banca Națională a Moldovei |
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| Year | 1994-2013 |
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| Value | 10 Lei |
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| Obverse description | The left portion carries an intaglio bust portrait of Ștefan cel Mare (Stephen the Great), Prince of Moldavia, wearing an ornate crown, set against an intricate guilloche underprint in orange and cream tones. At centre, a large circular guilloche rosette bears the numeral "10" above the denomination "ZECE LEI" in raised intaglio lettering, flanked by the state arms of Moldova and the bank's monogram cipher at upper right. A circular anti-counterfeiting seal with foliate vignette and the verse "PE-UN PICIOR DE PLAI, PE-O GURĂ DE RAI..." appears at lower right, accompanied by the Governor's signature and the issue year. |
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| Reverse description | The centre of the note is occupied by a finely engraved intaglio vignette of Mănăstirea Hîrjauca (Hîrjauca Monastery), rendered in red-orange, showing the domed church and bell tower set among trees, with an open sky above. The issuer's name "BANCA NAȚIONALĂ A MOLDOVEI" arches across the top, while the denomination "ZECE LEI" appears in bold letterpress below the vignette. Decorative guilloche borders run along both vertical edges, incorporating the bank monogram cipher and repeated numeral "10" in octagonal cartouches. |
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| Protection description | Ștefan cel Mare portrait visible when held to light; embedded security thread running vertically through the note |
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