10 lei 2008 — Romania ( Pick: 119 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 10 lei issued in Romania in 2008. It is cataloged under Pick number 119. The dimensions of the note are 135 x 72 mm, and it is printed on polymer.
The front side design features a blue and yellow color scheme on a rose and multicolor underprint, with a palate in the window. The back side depicts a female figure with a canister on her shoulder, with a house at the center. A brush design incorporates a white brush and two yellow brushes.
This banknote is signed by Mugur Constantin Isărescu and produced at the National Bank of Romania Printing Works in Bucharest. The 2005 Revaluation Issue, associated with this currency, spanned from 2005 to 2013.
The front side design features a blue and yellow color scheme on a rose and multicolor underprint, with a palate in the window. The back side depicts a female figure with a canister on her shoulder, with a house at the center. A brush design incorporates a white brush and two yellow brushes.
This banknote is signed by Mugur Constantin Isărescu and produced at the National Bank of Romania Printing Works in Bucharest. The 2005 Revaluation Issue, associated with this currency, spanned from 2005 to 2013.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Mugur Constantin Isărescu
- Date of issue
- December 1, 2008
- Printing office
- National Bank of Romania Printing Works, Bucharest, Romania
- Paper
- Polymer
- Colour
- Blue and yellow on rose and multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 135 x 72 mm
- Pick catalog
- 119
About this banknote
The National Bank of Romania issued the 10 lei banknote (Pick 119) on December 1, 2008, as part of the Fourth Leu series introduced in 2005. This series marked Romania's transition to a new leu currency, with 1 new leu (RON) equaling 10,000 old lei (ROL).
The obverse features a portrait of Nicolae Grigorescu, a renowned Romanian painter, alongside a paintbrush and a marshmallow flower. The reverse depicts a traditional house from Oltenia and a detail from Grigorescu's painting "Rodica." This polymer banknote measures 135 x 72 mm and incorporates security features such as a transparent window with three paintbrushes.
