100 Lei COA with crown

Features

Issuer	Romania
Issuing bank	National Bank of Romania (Banca Națională a României)
Ruling authority	Republic (1989-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	2018-2025
Value	100 Lei 100 RON = USD 23
Currency	Fourth leu (2005-date)
Composition	Polymer
Size	147 × 82 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Number	N# 396847
References	P# 121 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (5 volumes).

Obverse

Portrait of playwriter Ion Luca Caragiale (1852-1912), a Violet flower (Viola sororia), two theatre masks, the Coat of Arms of Romania, name of the issuing bank, the BNR logo, banknote denomination in digits and in words, authorized signatures of the Governor and Chief Cashier, issue date.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI
100
1 ianuarie 2018
GUVERNATOR CASIER CENTRAL
100 LEI UNA SUTA
UNA SUTA LEI
ION LUCA CARAGIALE 1852-1912

Translation:
NATIONAL BANK OF ROMANIA
100
1 January 2018
GOVERNOR GENERAL CASHIER
100 LEI ONE HUNDRED
ONE HUNDRED LEI
ION LUCA CARAGIALE 1852-1912

Reverse

The Old National Theatre of Bucharest, statue of Caragiale, banknote denomination in digits and in words, name of the issuing bank, the BNR logo in the upper right and lower left corners.
Legal provisions against counterfeiting: Printing and circulation of forged banknotes are punishable under law
Serial number - printed in black ink, vertically, on the left side; printed in red ink, horizontally, on the right side.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI
100
100
FALSIFICAREA ACESTOR BILETE SE PEDEPSESTE CONFORM LEGILOR
UNA SUTA LEI 100

Translation:
NATIONAL BANK OF ROMANIA
100
100
FORGERY OF THIS TICKETS IS PUNISHABLE BY LAW
ONE HUNDRED LEI 100

Watermark

I. L. Caragiale

Printer

The National Bank of Romania Printing Works (Imprimeria Băncii Naționale a României), Bucharest, Romania (1880-date)

Comments

First two numbers of the serial represents the year of issue.

To mark the century anniversary of the Union of Transylvania with Romania (1st Dec 1918), a bill was voted upon to return the crown on the head of the eagle on the coat of arms (COA) of Romania. This change can be seen on the top-left of the obverse of the note.

P121; Signature Mugur Constantin Isӑrescu
Isӑrecu was governor of the Bank of Romania from September, 4th., 1990 until December, 22th., 1999 and from December, 28th., 2000 until date

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Date	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2018-Jan-01	$ 23	$ 23	$ 23	Serial # prefix 18	54%
2019			$ 23	Serial # prefix 19	18%
2020			$ 23	Serial # prefix 20	13%
2021			$ 23	Serial # prefix 21	26%
2022			$ 26	Serial # prefix 22	28%
2024			$ 40	Serial # prefix 24	10%
2025				Serial # prefix 25	1.0%

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