The Banknotes of Romania

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Banca Nationala a Romaniei (1880-1947)

P17	1 Leu 27 Martie 1916
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P18	2 Lei 12 Martie 1915
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P19a	5 Lei 25 Martie 1920
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P26a	1 Leu 17 Iuliexxx 1920
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P51a	500 Lei 19 - IX - 1 - (19)40
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P51a	500 Lei 19 - IV - 2 - (19)41
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P52	1000 Lei 10 Septemvrie 1941
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P53a	2000 Lei 18 Noemvrie 1941
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P55	5000 Lei 28 Septemvrie 1943
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P56a	5000 Lei 10 Otcomvrie 1944
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P56a	5000 Lei 20 Decemvrie 1945
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P57a	10,000 Lei 20 Decemvrie 1945
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P57a	10,000 Lei 28 Mai 1946
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P58a	100,000 Lei 20 Decemvrie 1946
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P60a	1 Million Lei 16 Apriliexxx 1947
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P67a	100 Lei 5 Decemvrie 1947
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Ministerul Finantelor (1917-1947)

P69	10 Bani 1917
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P70	25 Bani 1917
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P76	20 Lei 1945
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P78	100 Lei 1945
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Republica Populara Romana (1948-1950)

P81b	1 Leu 1952
Blue block and serial numbers. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P84a	20 Lei 15 Iunie 1950
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Banca Nationala a Romaniei (1948)

P85a	1000 Lei 18 Iunie 1948
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Banca Republicii Populare Romane - Banca de Stat (1949-1952)

P86a	500 Lei 15 Octomvrie 1949
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

Banca Națională a Republicii Socialiste România (1966)

P92a	3 Lei 1966
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P93a	5 Lei 1966
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P94a	10 Lei 1966
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P95a	25 Lei 1966
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P96a	50 Lei 1966
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P97a	100 Lei 1966
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

Banca Națională a României (1991-present)

P98b	500 Lei Aprilie 1991
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P100	200 Lei Decembrie 1992
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P101b	500 Lei Decembrie 1992
Watermark = man facing right. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P102	1000 Lei Mai 1993
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P104	5000 Lei Mai 1993
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P105	10,000 Lei Februarie 1994
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P106	1000 Lei 1998
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P107	5000 Lei 1998
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P108	10,000 Lei 1999
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P109	50,000 Lei 1996
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P109A	50,000 Lei 2000
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P110	100,000 Lei 1998
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P111a	2000 Lei 1999
Commemorative of the total solar eclipse of 11 August 1999. Polymer. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P112a	10,000 Lei 2000
Polymer. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P113a	50,000 Lei 2001
Polymer. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P114	100,000 Lei 2001
Polymer. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P115a	500,000 Lei 2000
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P117	1 Leu 1 iulie 2005
Polymer. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P118	5 Lei 1 iulie 2005
Polymer. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P119	10 Lei 1 iulie 2005
Polymer. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P120	50 Lei 1 iulie 2005
Polymer. Images courtesy Ron Wise

Banca Generala Româna (1917)

PM1	25 Bani (1917)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

Treasury (1919)

PR2	10 Kronen 2. Janner 1915 (1919)
Overprint on the Austrian side of Austria P19. Images courtesy Ron Wise

PR4	20 Kronen 2. Janner 1913 (1919)
Overprint on the Austrian side of Austria P13. Images courtesy Ron Wise

PR7	50 Kronen 2. Janner 1914 (1919)
Overprint on the Austrian side of Austria P15. Images courtesy Ron Wise

PR9	100 Kronen 2. Janner 1912 (1919)
Overprint on the Austrian side of Austria P12. Images courtesy Ron Wise

PR15	20 Korona 2. Janner 1913 (1919)
Overprint on the Hungarian side of Austria P13. Images courtesy Ron Wise

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