Security features against counterfeiting

Banknote	1 leu Nicolae Iorga	5 lei George Enescu	10 lei Nicolae Grigorescu		20 lei Ecaterina Teodoroiu	50 lei Aurel Vlaicu	100 lei Ion Luca Caragiale	200 lei Lucian Blaga	500 lei Mihai Eminescu
Banknote	1 leu Nicolae Iorga	5 lei George Enescu	2008	2005	20 lei Ecaterina Teodoroiu	50 lei Aurel Vlaicu	100 lei Ion Luca Caragiale	200 lei Lucian Blaga	500 lei Mihai Eminescu
			Comparison between the 2008 and 2005 issues
Dimensions (mm)	120x62	127x67	133x72	133x72	136x77	140x77	147x82	150x82	153x82
Transparent window	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Shadow image ("watermark")	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Security thread	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Perfect register	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Iridescent stripe	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Microtext	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
UV print	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Golden overprinted patch			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Raised print				✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Latent image				✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Optical Variable Ink					✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Micro perforation						✔	✔	✔	✔

Transparent window

Transparent window is located on the left of the obverse and its shape is:

Banknote	Shape of the transparent window	Security features in the window
1 leu Nicolae Iorga	Edited crusader eagle	-
5 lei George Enescu	Musical sign	-
10 lei Nicolae Grigorescu - 2008	Paint palette	Two golden paint brushes
10 lei Nicolae Grigorescu - 2005	Paint palette	Embossed denomination value
20 lei Ecaterina Teodoroiu	Shape of the “Military Virtue” medal	Embossed denomination value and a golden bugle
50 lei Aurel Vlaicu	Eagle head	Embossed denomination value
100 lei Ion Luca Caragiale	Theatre masks	Embossed denomination value and golden ribbon
200 lei Lucian Blaga	Book page	Embossed denomination value and open golden book
500 lei Mihai Eminescu	Hour glass	Embossed denomination value and golden sand in the hour glass

Shadow image ("watermark")

Portrait and NBR logo, on the left of the obverse in the unprinted area.

The shadow image is visible only when the banknote is held up to the light.

Security thread

Hold the banknote against the light and the thread will appear as a dark narrow stripe in the middle area.

Perfect register

Different elements of the same design are printed in the same place on both sides of the note and combine perfectly to form the whole picture. The entire design can be seen when the note is held up to the light.

The perfect register is located on the obverse, under the name of the central bank.

Banknote	Perfect register element
1 leu Nicolae Iorga	Edited flower
5 lei George Enescu	Lyre
10 lei Nicolae Grigorescu 2005	Paint palette
10 lei Nicolae Grigorescu 2008	Paint palette
20 lei Ecaterina Teodoroiu	The infantry insignia
50 lei Aurel Vlaicu	Compass
100 lei Ion Luca Caragiale	Edited Violet flower
200 lei Lucian Blaga	Ink pot
500 lei Mihai Eminescu	Ink pot and feather pen

Iridescent stripe on the reverse side

All Romanian notes in circulation have on the right of the reverse side a vertical translucent iridescent stripe which has the nominal value printed seven times.

Microtext

All Romanian notes in circulation have, on the obverse and reverse, printed areas which contain tiny writing. This can be seen using a magnifying glass.

UV print

On the reverse, green tetragon in UV light which holds the nominal value: "1", "5", "10", "20", "50", "100", "200", "500".

Series of Romanian banknotes in circulation consists of three digits and a letter and number of seven digits. Number of each note is unique. The black vertical serial number shines green, the red horizontal increasing characters serial number shines orange in UV light.

Golden print

Banknote	Golden print element
10 lei Nicolae Grigorescu 2005	Paint palette, on the right of the obverse
10 lei Nicolae Grigorescu 2008	Two paint brushes in the transparent window; Paint palette, on the right of the obverse
20 lei Ecaterina Teodoroiu	A bugle over the transparent window
50 lei Aurel Vlaicu	Eagle head, on the right of the obverse
100 lei Ion Luca Caragiale	Ribbon in the transparent window
200 lei Lucian Blaga	Open book in the transparent window
500 lei Mihai Eminescu	Hourglass, in the center of the obverse; sand in the hourglass, in the transparent window

Raised print

Special printing technique makes the ink feel raised on both sides on the main design elements of the 10 lei issue 2005, 20 lei, 50 lei, 100 lei, 200 lei and 500 lei.

Latent image

When the note is tilted, the letters "BNR" can be seen.

Banknote	Latent image's place
10 lei Nicolae Grigorescu 2005	Left shoulder of the portait, on the obverse
20 lei Ecaterina Teodoroiu	Beneath the image of the Mausoleum, on the reverse
50 lei Aurel Vlaicu	Left shoulder of the portait, on the obverse
100 lei Ion Luca Caragiale	Building doors, on the reverse
200 lei Lucian Blaga	Building wall, on the reverse
500 lei Mihai Eminescu	Building windows, on the reverse

Optical variable ink

Some elements of the 20 lei, 50 lei, 100 lei, 200 lei and 500 lei notes change colors from gold to green when the note is tilted.

Banknote	Optical variable ink elements
20 lei Ecaterina Teodoroiu	LEI DOUAZECI
50 lei Aurel Vlaicu	LEI CINCIZECI
100 lei Ion Luca Caragiale	LEI UNA SUTĂ
200 lei Lucian Blaga	LEI DOUĂ SUTE
500 lei Mihai Eminescu	LEI CINCI SUTE

Micro perforation

On the obverse, overlapping the flower, the nominal value is visible when the note is held up to the light in the 50 lei, 100 lei, 200 lei and 500 lei notes.