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500 LEI - BFR Fantasy
| Issuer | Banca Fantezista a Romaniei |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCA FANTEZISTA A ROMANIEI 500 BFR DESIGNER Dani Crisan 500 LEI CINCI SUTE Vlad Tepes (1431-1476) CINCI SUTE LEI 1 DECEMBRIE 2024 |
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| Reverse lettering | 500 BANCA FANTEZISTA A ROMANIEI BFR Castelul Bran CINCI SUTE LEI 500 |
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Fantasy notes occupy a strange corner of the hobby — legally neither forgeries nor replicas, but purpose-made collectibles with no pretense of official authority. This one, issued under the invented "Banca Fantezista a Romaniei," is the work of Romanian designer Dani Crisan, whose name circulates in small-edition novelty printing circles. Paper stock rather than polymer keeps production costs accessible and gives the piece a deliberately retro feel against the current Romanian leu series, which moved to polymer decades ago.
No central bank backing, no legal tender status anywhere. Collectible only — and valued accordingly.