100 lei 1921 — Romania ( Pick: 21a )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 100 lei issued in Romania in 1921. It is cataloged under Pick number 21a, which identifies it within the issue. The banknote's denomination and year place it among documented banknotes.
The front side design features a depiction of a woman seated in national costume on the left. The note is marked as a variant issued note and bears a watermark of the Head of Trajan and Minerva.
This banknote has a violet-blue color and measures 194 x 113 mm. The note belongs to the period of the 1881 Issue, which lasted from January 14, 1910, until January 31, 1929.
The front side design features a depiction of a woman seated in national costume on the left. The note is marked as a variant issued note and bears a watermark of the Head of Trajan and Minerva.
This banknote has a violet-blue color and measures 194 x 113 mm. The note belongs to the period of the 1881 Issue, which lasted from January 14, 1910, until January 31, 1929.
Specifications
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Violet-blue
- Dimensions
- 194 x 113 mm
- Pick catalog
- 21a
About this banknote
The National Bank of Romania issued the 100 lei banknote (Pick 21a) in 1921 as part of a series introduced on January 14, 1910, and circulated until January 31, 1929. This series was designed by Georges Duval and engraved by Léon Henri Ruffe.
The obverse features a woman seated in traditional Romanian attire holding a sickle, with a sailboat on a lake and a setting sun in the background. The reverse displays the coat of arms of Romania and the bank's monogram. The banknote measures 194 x 113 mm and has a watermark depicting the heads of Trajan and Minerva.
