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200 Cupon
| Issuer | Banca Națională a Moldovei |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Value | 200 Cupon |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in violet and purple tones on a pale ground. The left half is occupied by an intricate overlapping guilloche rosette pattern in multiple layers. To the right, a vignette depicts a medieval fortress with towers, rendered in fine line engraving against a lightly shaded landscape background. The numeral "200" appears in guilloche cartouches at each of the four corners. |
| Reverse lettering | 200 200 200 200 |
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The cupon was Moldova's transitional currency, introduced in 1992 as a stopgap while the leu was being prepared — technically a coupon-money hybrid rather than a full banknote, which is why the series carries the designation "cupon" rather than a proper denomination title. Moldova had only declared independence from the Soviet Union in August 1991, and this note entered circulation before the country had established the institutional framework for a permanent currency.
The print run of just over twelve million is modest by any standard, and the series was withdrawn relatively quickly once the leu was introduced in 1993.