Banca Naţională a României

Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as of 1 December 2019, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a gold coin dedicated to The History of Gold – the lei 50 coin bearing the year 1922 and a commemorative collector banknote with the face value of lei 100 to mark the anniversary of The Completion of the Great Union – Ion I.C. Brătianu .

The gold coin has the following characteristics:

• Metal: gold;
• Face value: lei 10;
• Fineness: 999‰;
• Shape: round;
• Diameter: 13.92 mm;
• Weight: 1.224 g;
• Quality: proof;
• Edge: milled.

Obverse: the depiction of the obverse of the Lei 50 gold coin bearing the year 1922, the inscription “ROMANIA”, the face value “10 LEI”, the year of issue “2019” and the coat of arms of Romania.

Reverse:the depiction of the reverse of the Lei 50 gold coin bearing the year 1922 and the inscription “ISTORIA AURULUI MONEDA DE 50 LEI 1922” on two lines.

The banknote has the following characteristics:

• size: 147x82 mm, with a ±1 mm tolerance;
• prevailing colour: blue;
• polymer substrate, offset/intaglio printing.

Obverse: the following representative graphic elements: to the right, in the foreground, the portrait of Ion I.C. Brătianu, and, below, his name and birth and death years, namely “ION I.C. BRĂTIANU 1864-1927”, while in the central part, an image of the Order of Carol I decoration, that Ion I.C. Brătianu received in 1922. In the background, in the central part, an interior image of the Romanian Athenaeum.

The obverse also shows: the coat of arms of Romania, the name of the central bank “BANCA NAȚIONALĂ A ROMÂNIEI” and the NBR logo in a medallion. The face value is printed four times, as follows: in the bottom left corner, horizontally, in figures “100”; down in the central part, horizontally, in letters on two lines “LEI UNA SUTĂ”; in the bottom right corner, vertically, in letters “UNA SUTĂ LEI”; and in the top right corner, vertically, in figures “100”.

Centrally, in the top left corner is the medallion with a superposed image of a stylised depiction of a skylight built into the inner dome of the Romanian Athenaeum.

The signatures of the Governor and Chief Cashier are printed in the central part, above the face value in letters.

The date of putting the banknote into circulation, i.e. “1 decembrie 2019”, is printed vertically, to the right.

In the background of the banknote, stylised geometric motifs are printed in subdued colours.

The reverse of the banknote features a graphic composition: to the left, a vintage image of the former palace of the Assembly of Deputies of the Romanian Parliament, currently the Patriarchate Palace and, in the centre, an image of the reverse of the Order of Carol I decoration.

Down, the text “FALSIFICAREA ACESTOR BILETE SE PEDEPSEŞTE CONFORM LEGILOR” (Counterfeiting is punishable according to the law) is printed horizontally on two lines.

Up, the name of the central bank “BANCA NAŢIONALĂ A ROMÂNIEI” is printed horizontally and the NBR logo is shown in the top right corner and bottom left corner.

Centrally, in the top right corner is the medallion with a superposed image of a stylised depiction of a skylight built into the inner dome of the Romanian Athenaeum.

The face value is printed as follows: in the top left corner and down, in the centre, vertically, in figures “100”; in the top left corner, in the serial number area and in the bottom right corner, horizontally, in figures “100”; and in the bottom left corner in letters, “UNA SUTĂ LEI”.

In the background of the banknote, stylised geometric motifs are printed in subdued colours.

The serial number of the banknote is printed in letters and figures, in red and black ink, as follows: to the left, horizontally, in red ink, with fonts of ascending height and to the right, vertically, in black ink with fonts of the same height.

As protection against counterfeiting, the banknote includes the following security features for the public:

1. Security features in the polymer substrate, visible on both the front and the back of the banknote:
   1. a complex transparent window, vertically, featuring:
      • in the centre, the multi-toned portrait of I.C. Brătianu;
      • in the upper part, a graphical depiction of the reverse of the Order of Carol I decoration, including in the middle an element that is visible only when viewed under a point source of light;
      • around the central part, as well as above and below the transparent window, graphic elements in optically variable ink (blue-green), which change colour depending on the angle from which they are viewed;
   2. watermark, depicting a fragment of the Order of Carol I decoration and the NBR logo, visible when the note is held up to the light;
   3. a magnetic security thread, displaying in negative the microtext “ROMÂNIA 100”, readable from four different directions;

Moreover, graphic elements of different sizes, in iridescent blue ink, containing the face value “100” in negative are visible only on the reverse.

2. Security features added via printing:
   1. a raised tactile relief:
      • on the obverse: the portrait of Ion I.C. Brătianu, the coat of arms of Romania, the depiction of the Order of Carol I decoration, the name of the central bank “BANCA NAŢIONALĂ A ROMÂNIEI”, the NBR logo in a medallion, the face value in figures and letters, the embossed feature “100” in the transparent window and the text “LEI UNA SUTĂ” on two lines, in ink shifting from golden to green when the banknote is tilted;
      • on the reverse: the former palace of the Assembly of Deputies of the Romanian Parliament, currently the Patriarchate Palace, the image of the reverse of the Order of Carol I decoration, the name of the central bank “BANCA NAŢIONALĂ A ROMÂNIEI”, the NBR logo, the rectangle with the NBR logo, the face value in figures, vertically, in the top left corner and, horizontally, in the bottom right corner and, in letters, horizontally, in the bottom left corner, and the text “FALSIFICAREA ACESTOR BILETE SE PEDEPSEŞTE CONFORM LEGILOR” (Counterfeiting is punishable according to the law);
   2. a latent image: on the reverse, the inscription “BNR” on the image of the former palace of the Assembly of Deputies of the Romanian Parliament, currently the Patriarchate Palace, above the entrance doors, visible when the banknote is tilted;
   3. an obverse-reverse superposed image: a stylised depiction of a skylight built into the inner dome of the Romanian Athenaeum. The superposition is visible when the banknote is held up to the light;
   4. laser micro-perforations: the face value “100” placed vertically, in the central part;
   5. an anti-scan, anti-copy pattern: in the clear areas to the left and to the right, on both the front and the back of the banknote;
   6. a design secured by an offset rainbow colouring: on the obverse, up in the centre, and on the reverse, down in the centre.

Additionally, both the obverse and reverse include security elements added via printing, detectable by special devices, namely:

1. a microtext in offset printing:
   • on the obverse: “BNR”, below and above the left-hand half of the portrait of Ion I.C. Brătianu;
   • on the reverse: “BNR” printed in negative, in the stylised medallion.
2. a microtext in intaglio printing:
   • on the obverse: “BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI”, above the text showing the name of the issuing central bank and “BNR” inside the figures indicating the face value, in the bottom left corner;
   • on the reverse: “BNR” in the left-hand rectangle and in the figures indicating the face value, to the right.
3. UV-fluorescent ink printing on the reverse
   • a stamp-like image showing the face value of the banknote in figures “100”, to the left, horizontally, that appears in yellow or green under ultraviolet light;
   • the serial number of the banknote to the left, horizontally, in red, that appears in orange under ultraviolet light and to the right, vertically, in black, that appears in yellow or green under ultraviolet light;
4. magnetism: the serial number of the banknote in black ink.

The numismatic issue approved for these issues is:

• the gold coin dedicated to The History of Gold – the Lei 50 coin bearing the year 1922: 1,000 coins;
• the commemorative collector banknote with the face value of lei 100, launched to mark the anniversary of The Completion of the Great Union – Ion I.C. Brătianu: 30,000 banknotes.

The gold coin dedicated to The History of Gold– the Lei 50 coin bearing the year 1922, housed in transparent plastic capsules, will be accompanied by leaflets featuring a presentation of the numismatic issue in Romanian, English and French. Each leaflet comes with a certificate of authenticity bearing the signatures of the Governor and the Chief Cashier of the National Bank of Romania.

The commemorative collector banknote with the face value of lei 100, launched to mark the anniversary of The Completion of the Great Union – Ion I.C. Brătianu, will be included in a leaflet.

The selling price is lei 440,00, VAT excluded, for the gold coin dedicated to The History of Gold – the Lei 50 coin bearing the year 1922, including the leaflet.

The selling price is lei 150,00, VAT excluded, for the commemorative collector banknote with the face value of lei 100 launched to mark the anniversary of The Completion of the Great Union – Ion I.C. Brătianu, including the leaflet.

The gold coin dedicated to The History of Gold – the Lei 50 coin bearing the year 1922 and the commemorative collector banknote with the face value of lei 100, launched to mark the anniversary of The Completion of the Great Union – Ion I.C. Brătianu, are legal tender on the territory of Romania.

The gold coin dedicated to The History of Gold – the Lei 50 coin bearing the year 1922 and the commemorative collector banknote with the face value of lei 100, launched to mark the anniversary of The Completion of the Great Union – Ion I.C. Brătianu, will be put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, through the regional branches of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Constanța, Craiova, Iaşi, and Timişoara.