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20 Lei
| Issuer | Banca Națională a României |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Printer | Banque de France, France |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents two allegorical figures in classical style: a seated female figure at left holding fruit and a male figure at right resting on an oar, flanking the Romanian coat of arms at the base. The denomination DOUA ZECI LEI is printed in bold intaglio across the centre, below the bank title BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI and the date 28 APRILIE 1939. Elaborate guilloche borders frame all four corners, with the numeral 20 and the inscription ROMANIA repeated in each lateral panel, and a diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint applied across the face. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette shows an eagle in flight with outstretched wings, rendered above a river landscape with a rowing boat and figures below, surrounded by intricate guilloche framework. The denomination DOUA ZECI LEI appears in bold intaglio at the top centre, beneath the bank title BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI, with the numeral 20 repeated in the left and right panels. A diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint is applied across the face, and the engravers' credits GEORGES DUVAL fec. and L. RUFFE sc. appear in the lower margins. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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