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1000 Lei
| Issuer | Banca Nationala a Romaniei |
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| Year | 1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a portrait of Tudor Vladimirescu within an oval frame, flanked by elaborate floral and agricultural underprint motifs in rose and brown tones. The bank title "BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI" appears in a banner across the top, with "GUVERNATOR" and "CASIER CENTRAL" inscriptions positioned to the left and right respectively, each accompanied by a manuscript signature. The denomination "UNA MIE LEI" is rendered in bold letterpress along the lower band, with the issue date "30 SEPT. 1947" beneath. |
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| Reverse description | The Romanian state arms — an eagle displayed bearing a shield charged with the national emblems, surmounted by a royal crown — occupies the central vignette, set within a finely engraved frame of oak leaves, ears of grain, and fruit. The bank title "BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI" is inscribed on a ribbon banner at the top, while the denomination "UNA MIE LEI" appears twice in the lower corners flanking a text panel containing the penal warning against counterfeiting. Guilloche rosette underprints in rose fill the lateral margins. |
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This note was issued in the final, chaotic months of the Romanian monarchy. By late 1947, hyperinflation had so thoroughly destroyed purchasing power that the 1000 Lei denomination — once substantial — had become nearly worthless in daily transactions. The Communist-backed government abolished the monarchy on 30 December 1947, the same year this note circulated.
A monetary reform in August 1947 had already attempted to stabilize the leu by redenominating at 20,000 old lei to 1 new leu, with strict exchange caps that effectively wiped out private savings. Notes of this series caught in that conversion were surrendered in huge quantities and destroyed, which limits surviving population today.