20 Lei Ministry of Finance

Features

Issuer Romania
Issuing entity Ministry of Finance (Romania) (Ministerul Finanţelor)
Period People's Republic (1947-1965)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1948
Value 20 Lei
Currency Second leu (1947-1952)
Composition Paper
Size 146 × 79 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
209969
References P# 79
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

Trajan and Decebal at upper left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ROMANIA
MINISTERUL FINANTELOR
20 LEI
MINISTERUL FINANTELOR
DIRECTORUL GENERAL AL BUGETULUI SI CONTABILITATII GENERALE A STATULUI
DOUA ZECI LEI
DESEN A. MURNU

Designer: Ary Murnu

Reverse

Woman sitting on woodpile.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ROMANIA
MINISTERUL FINANTELOR
FALSIFICAREA ACESTOR BILETE, ACEI CARI VOR FI INTREBUINTAT BILETE FALSE, COMPLICII LOR, PRECUM SI ACEI CARI VOR FI INCERCAT A COMITE ASEMENEA FAPTE, VOR FI PEDEPSITI CONFORM LEGILOR PENALE
20 LEI
MURNU

Designer: Ary Murnu

Watermark

RPR

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1948)  57% P#79a; 25.01.1948
ND (1948)  36% P#79b; signatures V. Luca / G. Ciobanu
ND (1948)  0% P#79r - Remainder, punch hole cancelled

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Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Lei (Ministry of Finance)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Lei (Ministry of Finance)
Katz
Auction 93
Lot 2125
Internet Archive
24 Aug 2023 Undetermined VF USD 87.31
(EUR 81.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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