Republic of Romania Paper Money Collection

Republic of Romania Notes

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2000 Lei, 1999 Commemorative Issue, Total Solar Eclipse, 11 August 1999 Polymer Plastic Note Obverse: Reproduction of the Solar System at right depicting the eclipse, arms at upper left, tranparent windows at upper left and lower right — view against black background to better see the transparent windows Reverse: Map of Romania having the colors of the national flag (blue, yellow, and red). The map marks the main points where the solar eclipse was visible in a path moving along the map from west to east. Size: 143 x 62 mm In celebration of the total solar eclipse of August 11, 1999, the National Bank of Romania (BNR) decided to issue a commemorative two thousand Romanian lei banknote. Since it was the last eclipse of the millennium, the denomination was chosen to be 2000 in respect to the upcoming year. The banknote was designed by Romanian artist Nicolae Siăftoiu, who is credited with the designs on which all Romanian banknotes printed since the 1989 Revolution are based.