500 lei 1938 — Romania ( Pick: 42 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 500 lei issued in Romania in 1938. It is cataloged under Pick number 42, which identifies it within the issue. This note is printed on paper and has dimensions of 157 x 85 mm.
The front side design features a gray-blue portrait of King Carol II positioned on the left against a multicolor underprint. It is categorized as the 1940 Commemorative Issue and includes the dates 30.4.1936, 26.5.1939, and 1.11.1940. The back side design depicts a villa surrounded by trees.
The printing office for this banknote is Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom. The recorded colors of the banknote include green, brown, purple, blue, red, black, orange, yellow, gray, and white.
The front side design features a gray-blue portrait of King Carol II positioned on the left against a multicolor underprint. It is categorized as the 1940 Commemorative Issue and includes the dates 30.4.1936, 26.5.1939, and 1.11.1940. The back side design depicts a villa surrounded by trees.
The printing office for this banknote is Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom. The recorded colors of the banknote include green, brown, purple, blue, red, black, orange, yellow, gray, and white.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Governor, Central Cashier
- Date of issue
- 1936-1940
- Printing office
- Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Green, brown, purple, blue, red, black, orange, yellow, gray, white
- Dimensions
- 157 x 85 mm
- Pick catalog
- 42
About this banknote
The National Bank of Romania issued the 500 lei banknote (Pick 42) in 1938, as part of a series introduced between 1936 and 1940. This series was produced by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, a British security printing firm operating from 1856 to 1990.
The obverse features a portrait of King Carol II on the left side. The reverse depicts Peleș Castle, a villa surrounded by trees. The banknote measures 157 x 85 mm and was printed on paper.
