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Ministerul de Finanțe

1877 Issues

B101a (

) 5 Lei Seated Women and Children
Blue.

Printer: BdF
6/12/1877
152 x 86mm
Sig 1

(F)

B102a (

) 10 Lei Seated Women and Children
Blue.

Printer: BdF
6/12/1877
152 x 107mm
Sig 1

(F)

B103a (

) 20 Lei Roman Soldiers
Blue.

Printer: BdF
6/12/1877
180 x 107mm
Sig 1

(F)

B104a (

) 50 Lei Roman Soldiers
Blue.

Printer: BdF
6/12/1877
184 x 126mm
Sig 1

(F)

B105a (

) 100 Lei Seated Women and Cherubs
Blue.

Printer: BdF
6/12/1877
210 x 122mm
Sig 1

(F)

B106a (

) 500 Lei Standing Women and Children
Blue.

Printer: BdF
6/12/1877
210 x 140mm
Sig 1

(F)

Banca Naţională a României

1880 Provisional Issues

Overprint BANCA NATIONALA / ROMANIEI on 1877 issues

B201a (

) 20 Lei Roman Soldiers
Blue.

Printer: BdF
9/9/1880
180 x 107mm
Sig 2

BANCA NATIONALA / ROMANIEI overprinted on B102a

(F)

B202a (

P-10a

) 50 Lei Roman Soldiers
Blue.

Printer: BdF
9/9/1880
184 x 126mm
Sig 2

BANCA NATIONALA / ROMANIEI overprinted on B104a

(F)

B203a (

P-11a

) 100 Lei Seated Women and Cherubs
Blue.

Printer: BdF
9/9/1880
210 x 122mm
Sig 2

BANCA NATIONALA / ROMANIEI overprinted on B105a

(F)

B204a (

P-12

) 500 Lei Standing Women and Children
Blue.

Printer: BdF
9/9/1880
210 x 140mm
Sig 2

BANCA NATIONALA / ROMANIEI overprinted on B106a

(F)

1881-1907 Issues

B205 (

P-13

) 20 Lei
Blue. Allegories

Printer: Banca Naţională a României
1881-1892
168 x 96mm

Dujardin, P. SC
Duval, G. FEC

(F+B)

B206 (

P-16

) 20 Lei
Blue, red. Allegories

Printer: Banca Naţională a României
1881-1892
160 x 96mm

B205 reprinted in two colors due to counterfeiting

Dujardin, P. SC
Duval, G. FEC

(F+B)

B207 (

P-14

) 100 Lei
Blue. Allegories

Printer: Banca Naţională a României
1881-1889
195 x 110mm

Dujardin, P. SC
Duval, G. FEC

(F+B)

B208 (

P-15

) 1000 Lei
Blue. Woman with sickle, woman with oar

Printer: Banca Naţională a României
1881-1906
218 x 126mm

Dujardin, P. SC
Duval, G. FEC

(F+B)

1909-16 Issues

B209b (

P-17

) 1 Leu Oil Derricks, Woman Sewing
Violet, Pink. Romulus and Remus

Printer: Golke & Co.
3/12/1915

Costin, P. FEC

(F+B)

B209c (

P-26a

) 1 Leu Oil Derricks, Woman Sewing

7/17/1920

B210c (

P-18

) 2 Lei Woman with Shield, Eagle and Cross
Violet, Pink. Soldiers with Rifle and Bugle

3/12/1915

Costin, P. FEC

(F+B)

B210d (

P-27a

) 2 Lei Woman with Shield, Eagle and Cross

7/17/1920

B211e2 (

P-19a

) 5 Lei Seated Woman with Distaff
Violet, Blue, Pink. Woman and Child Picking Apples

Printer: National Bank of Belgium
3/25/1920

Watermark: Trajen; Roma

Duval, G. FEC

(F)

B212 (

P-24

) 5 Lei
Brown, orange. Farmer's Wife; Woman and Child Picking Apples

Printer: Moscow, Russia
2/16/1917

Watermark: Shaded spheres

Like B211e2 with different colors
Like B211e2 with different colors

Duval, G. FEC

(F)

B212 (

P-40a

) 5 Lei

12/21/1938

Like B211e2

B213 (

P-20a

) 20 Lei Seated Girl and Boy
Violet. Eagle and Cross

Printer: National Bank of Belgium and Banca Naţională a României
2/26/1909

Duval, G. FEC
Ruffe, L. SC

(F)

B214 (

P-21a

) 100 Lei Reclining Woman
Violet.

Printer: Banca Naţională a României
7/17/1920

Duval, G. FEC
Ruffe, L. SC

(F)

B215 (

P-25

) 100 Lei Reclining Woman
Brown.

Printer: Moscow, Russia
2/16/1917

Watermark: Shaded spheres

Like B214 with different colors

Duval, G. FEC
Ruffe, L. SC

(F)

B216 (

P-33

) 100 Lei Reclining Woman
Olive green.

Printer: Moscow, Russia
1930-1940

Watermark: Shaded spheres

Like B214 with different colors

Duval, G. FEC
Ruffe, L. SC

(F)

B217f (

P-22a

) 500 Lei Woman and Boy carrying Fruit, Reclining Woman
Farm Women carrying Hoes

Printer: Banca Naţională a României
8/30/1918

Watermark: Trajen; Roma

Duval, G. FEC

(F+B)

B218a (

P-28a

) 500 Lei Seated Woman, Woman Feeding Child
Farmers, Oil Refinery

Printer: BdF
6/12/1924

Rita SC
Serveau, C. FEC

(F)

Gaspé, E. SC

(B)

B218b-o (

P-32a

) 500 Lei Seated Woman, Woman Feeding Child

10/1/1925 to 12/14/1933

B218p-q (

P-32b

) 500 Lei Seated Woman, Woman Feeding Child

1934-03-15 to 1938-01-27

B219 (

P-23

) 1000 Lei
Blue. Woman with sickle, woman with oar

Printer: Banca Naţională a României
1910-1928
218 x 126mm

Like B208

Dujardin, P. SC
Duval, G. FEC

(F+B)

B220 (

P-34

) 1000 Lei Women with Sickle and Oar
Multi.

Printer: Banca Naţională a României
1930-1932

Like B219 but printed in multiple colors to thwart counterfeiting

Duval, G. FEC

(F)

Dujardin, P. SC

(B)

1931-1934 Issues

B222 (

P-37

) 1000 Lei King Carol II
Brown, Purple. Standing and Seated Women and Child

Printer: National Bank of Romania
1947

Deloche, E. SC

(F)

Beltrand, G. SC

(B)

1936-1939 Issues

B224 (

P-38

) 1 Leu Oil Derricks, Woman Sewing
Violet, Pink. Romulus and Remus

Printer: Golke & Co.
1937

Like B209b with different penal code and date moved to the front

Costin, P. FEC

(F)

B225 (

P-39

) 2 Lei Woman with Shield, Eagle and Cross
Violet, Pink. Soldiers with Rifle and Bugle

12/21/1938

Like B210c with different penal code

Costin, P. FEC

(F)

B227 (

P-41

) 2 Lei Seated Girl and Boy
Green. Eagle and Cross

Printer: National Bank of Belgium and Banca Naţională a României
4/28/1939

Like B213

Duval, G. FEC
Ruffe, L. SC

(F)

B229a1 (

P-44

) 1000 Lei Farm Wives and Children

6/25/1936

Watermark: King Carol II with Wreath

B229a2 (

P-45

) 1000 Lei Farm Wives and Children

6/25/1936

Watermark: King Carol II with Laurel Wreath

Iron Guard overprint, two women farmers on B229a1

B229b1 (

P-47a

) 1000 Lei Farm Wives and Children

Printer: Banca Naţională a României
12/21/1938

Watermark: King Carol II Without Wreath

Gaspé, E. SC
Grigorescu, N. FEC

(F+B)

B229b2 1000 Lei Farm Wives and Children

12/21/1938

Iron Guard overprint, two women farmers on B229b1

B229c1 (

P-46

) 1000 Lei Farm Wives and Children

4/28/1939

Watermark: King Carol II

B229c2 1000 Lei Farm Wives and Children

4/28/1939

Iron Guard overprint, two women farmers on B229c1

B229d (

P-46

) 1000 Lei Farm Wives and Children

11/1/1940
Unissued

Watermark: King Carol II

B233d (

P-52a

) 1000 Lei Farm Wives and Children

Printer: Banca Naţională a României
10/10/1944

Watermark: Trajen

Like B229b1

Gaspé, E. SC
Grigorescu, N. FEC

(F+B)

B234a (

P-53a

) 2000 Lei Seated Woman, Woman Feeding Child
Farmers, Oil Refinery

Printer: Banca Naţională a României
11/18/1941

Watermark: Trajen

Serveau, C. FEC

(F+B)

Rita SC

(F)

Gaspé, E. SC

(B)

B234a (

P-54

) 2000 Lei Seated Woman, Woman Feeding Child

1943-1944

1945-1947 Issues

B236 (

P-57a

) 10,000 Lei Farm Wives and Children

Printer: Banca Naţională a României
1945-1946

Counterfoil
Watermark: BNR Monogram Pattern

Like B229b1

Grigorescu, N. SC

(F)

Gaspé, E. SC

(B)

B237 (

P-58a

) 100,000 Lei
Woman and Boy; Farm Women

Printer: Banca Naţională a României
1945-1946

Counterfoil
Watermark: BNR Monogram Pattern

Like B217f

Duval, G. FEC

(F)

2021 Numismatic Products

BNP204 20 Lei Souvenir
Allegories

Printer: Banca Naţională a României
12/1/2021
Polymer

Souvenir replica of B205 the first banknote produced by Banca Naţională a României, in 1881

Dujardin, P. SC
Duval, G. FEC

(F+B)