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50 Lei
| Issuer | Banca Națională a României |
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| Year | 2005-2017 |
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| Value | 50 Lei |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI 50 1 iulie 2005 GUVERNATOR CASIER CENTRAL 50 LEI CINCIZECI CINCIZECI LEI AUREL VLAICU 1882-1913 (Translation: NATIONAL BANK OF ROMANIA 50 1 JULY 2005 GOVERNOR GENERAL CASHIER 50 FIFTY LEY FIFTY LEI AUREL VLAICU 1882-1913) |
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| Protection description | Embedded security thread visible when held to light; Aurel Vlaicu's portrait integrated into the polymer substrate; optically variable ink on denomination numeral; microprinting incorporated into design elements. |
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| Comments |
Romania was among the early adopters of polymer substrate for its entire circulating note series, switching over in 1999 following the Australian model developed by the Reserve Bank of Australia and Note Printing Australia. The 50 Lei denomination entered circulation after the massive redenomination of July 2005, which lopped four zeroes off the old leu — the old 500,000 Lei note became this single 50 Lei piece.
Polymer notes from this series are known to develop stress fractures along fold lines in high-circulation conditions, a recurring complaint from Romanian retailers during the mid-2000s. The print contract ran through Note Printing Australia for the substrate, with finishing handled domestically.