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In celebration of the total solar eclipse of August 11, 1999, the National Bank of Romania (BNR) decided to issue a commemorative two thousand Romanian lei banknote. This was the last solar eclipse of the millennium and was visible across southern Romania.[1] Since it was the last eclipse of the millennium, the denomination was chosen to be 2000 in respect to the upcoming year. These notes were issued as legal tender.
(Romania) | |
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Value | Romanian leu |
Width | 142 mm |
Height | 62 mm |
Security features | Transparent window, printed thread, shadow image (BNR), window filter, transmission hologram |
Material used | Polymer (plastic) |
Years of printing | 1999 |
Obverse | |
Design | Solar System |
Designer | Nicolae Săftoiu |
Design date | 1999 |
Reverse | |
Design | 1999 solar eclipse over Romania |
Designer | Nicolae Săftoiu |
Design date | 1999 |
The banknote was designed by the Romanian artist Nicolae Săftoiu, who is credited with the designs on which all Romanian banknotes printed since the 1989 Revolution are based.[2] In observance of the coming millennium, the obverse of the note displays a rendering of the Solar System viewed from afar, showing all of the planets revolving around the Sun.[3]
The reverse of the note displays a map outline of Romania with the colors schemed to match the colors of the Romanian flag. The map marks the main points where the solar eclipse was visible in a path moving along the map from west to east.[3]
The notes were printed using offset printing, a commonly used printing technique where the inked image is transferred (or "offset") from a plate to a rubber blanket, then finally onto the printing surface.[citation needed]
Security features include:
In order to generate interest with currency collectors, the BNR also issued special commemorative folders with the banknotes. These were limited to 1 million pieces and each one contained a special, low-numbered banknote with the series001A.[citation needed]
Obverse | Reverse |
1941 2000 lei issue |
Obverse | Reverse |
1943–1945 2000 lei issue |
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