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50 Bani BGR - German Occupation
| Issuer | Banca Generala Româna (Romanian General Bank) |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Printed in teal-blue on cream paper, the obverse carries an oval vignette at left with a female portrait in left profile, framed by fine guilloche lacework and ornamental corner rosettes. To the right, the denomination title CINCI DECI BANI appears in large letterpress text at upper right, above a multi-line text block stating the note's legal basis and the issuing authority, Banca Generala Româna, with the legend Sectie de emisie below. The large numeral 50 with BANI appears at lower left within the guilloche border, and a red serial number is printed at the bottom centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | CINCI DECI BANI Emise pe baza unui privilegiu special si acoperite printr-un deposit in numerar la Banca Imperiului German, Berlin Banca Generala Româna Sectie de emisie: 50 BANI (Translation: FIFTY BANI Issued on the basis of a special privilege and covered through a cash deposit at the Bank of the German Empire, Berlin Romanian General Bank Department of issue: 50 BANI) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely printed in dark teal-blue, with a dense symmetrical guilloche composition across the full field. The bank name BANCA GENERALA ROMÂNA arcs across the upper portion, while the denomination CINCI DECI BANI is set in large bold letterpress text at centre. Numerals 50 appear at left and right within star-shaped guilloche medallions, and a rectangular panel at lower centre carries the anti-counterfeiting warning inscription; BANI and 50 repeat along the bottom border. |
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