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50 Lei
| Issuer | Romania |
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| Year | 1877 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | At centre, the denomination in an ornate cartouche surmounted by the date; at top, a golden eagle in flight bearing a dated banner; below, a vignette of the Danube at Drobeta Turnu Severin with the Bridge of Apollodorus. The left field carries an allegorical intaglio vignette of the formation of the Romanian people — a Roman legionnaire and a Dacian woman joining hands, overseen by Emperor Trajan with Roman military trophies and armour in the background — while the right field presents a large white medallion with the denomination in an ornate cartouche above, supported by a golden eagle in flight, and the Romanian coat of arms below with military trophies behind. |
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| Obverse lettering | BILET HYPOTHECAR 12 JUNIU 1877 CINCI-DECI LEI MINISTRU DE FINANCIE MEMBRII AI COMITETULUI BILETELOR HIPOTHECARE Casier cal al Tesaurului ROMANIA A. BRAMTOT et G. DUVAL fec. P. DUJARDIN sc. |
| Reverse description | At centre, a pedestal bearing the legal penalty inscription with the denomination on an oval medallion and a bowl of flowers above; the left field contains a round white medallion housing the watermark area. Two peasant women walk inward toward the centre, hoes resting on their shoulders, rendered in fine intaglio line engraving. A broad ornamental guilloche border frames the composition, with small coats of arms in the lower corners and the inscription ROMANIA in an ornamental rectangular cartouche at the top. |
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