100 Lei 1880 Provisional Issue

Features

Issuer Romania
Issuing bank National Bank of Romania (Banca Națională a României)
Prince Carol I (1866-1881)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1880
Value 100 Lei
Currency First leu (1867-1947)
Composition Paper
Size 210 × 122 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
209820
References P# 11
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Allegory of Romania as a laureate woman wearing chiton sitting, surrounded by six children. Wide ornamental border around, with rinceau pattern, with two medallions with the value at the top and two white medallions with the watermark at the bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI
BILET HYPOTHECAR
12 JUNIU 1877.
UNA SUTA LEI
100 100
MINISTRU DE FINANCIE
MEMBRII AI COMITETULUI BILETELOR HIPOTHECARE
Casier cal al Tesaurului
ROMANIA
UNA SUTA LEI UNA SUTA LEI
A. BRAMTOT et G. DUVAL fec. P. DUJARDIN sc.

Engraver: Paul Dujardin

Designers: Alfred-Henri Bramtot, Georges Duval

Reverse

Round medallion with golden eagle in flight at the top, bearing the coat of arms of Romania. Inside the medallion, an iron smith, a fisherman, a peasant woman and a woman with a child, surrounding the legal inscription. Two white round medallions in left and right fields, with values above.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNA SUTA LEI UNA SUTA LEI
100 100

FALSIFICATORII ACESTOR BILETE CUM SI TOTI ACEIA CARI VOR FI CONTRIBUIT LA EMITEREA UNEI SUME MAI MARE DE BILETE DA CAT CELE PREVAZUTE PRIN LEDGEA DE FACIA, SE VOR PEDEPSI CONFORM ART. 112 SI URMATORUL DIN CODICELE PENAL

A. BRAMTOT et G. DUVAL fec. P. DUJARDIN sc.

Engraver: Paul Dujardin

Designers: Alfred-Henri Bramtot, Georges Duval

Watermark

Laureate head of emperor Trajan facing inwards. Laureate head of Dacian woman facing inwards.

Comments

Overprint: New bank name on P#5
Never issued

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1880-Sep-09  P#11a - Overprint: New bank name on P#5
1880-Sep-09  P#11b - 09.09.1880 - ANULAT - Cancelled

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