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Issue date: July 1st, 2005.
Characteristics
- Size: 153 x 82 mm ± 1mm;
- Main colour: shades of blue;
- Printing technology: mixed offset/intaglio (on both sides), on polymer.
Obverse
- Portrait of poet Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889);
- Lime leaves and flowers (Tilia platyphyllos);
- An ink pot and a quill;
- The Coat of Arms of Romania;
- Name of the issuing bank;
- The BNR logo;
- Banknote denomination in digits and in words;
- Authorized signatures of the Governor and Chief Cashier;
- Issue date.
Reverse
- the Central University Library of Iaşi, built in Neoclassical style between 1930 and 1934, based on a project designed by architect Constantin Iotzu;
- A page from Timpul newspaper;
- Banknote denomination in digits and in words;
- Name of the issuing bank;
- The BNR logo in the upper right and lower left corners;
- Legal provisions against counterfeiting: Printing and circulation of forged banknotes are punishable under law;
- Serial number - printed in black ink, vertically, on the left side; printed in red ink, horizontally, on the right side.
Transparent window: shaped after an hour glass; contains the embossed denomination and golden overprinted sand in the hour glass.
The watermark features the portrait of the historical figure depicted on the banknote, as well as the NBR logo; both items are located on the left side of the obverse. The watermark becomes visible only when the banknote is held against the light.
The magnetic security thread becomes visible only when the banknote is held against the light.
See-through register: an ink pot and a quill.
All Romanian banknotes in circulation contain different, but similarly designed features that are printed in the same place on both sides of the banknote and overlap perfectly to assemble an image. The banknote must be held against the light in order to see the register.
Iridescent stripe: vertical gold-translucent stripe which has the denomination printed seven times.
Microlettering: areas printed with small characters, of under 1 mm in height, that can only be seen with a magnifying glass. Content: "BNR".
Microlettering: areas printed with small characters, of under 1 mm in height, that can only be seen with a magnifying glass. Content: "BNR" and the denomination.
UV fluorescence: the special ink on the reverse becomes visible only in UV light.
The denomination and serial number (unique; consists of 3 digits, 1 letter and a 7-digit number) are printed with special ink. In UV light, the black vertical serial number shines green, while the red horizontal serial number shines orange.
Golden overprint: an hour glass.
The banknote has another overprinted feature in the transparent window: the golden sand.
Golden overprint: nisipul ce se scurge în clepsidră.
The banknote has another overprinted feature in the central area of the observe, shaped after an hour glass.
Intaglio (raised printing): the main features of the banknote are raised printed on both sides.
The latent image consists of the "BNR" letters. The banknote must be tilted to one side in order to see the latent image (located on the reverse, on the building windows).
Micro-perforations: overlapping the floral feature on the observe, the denomination become visible only when the banknote is held against the light.
Optically variable ink: some element shift their colour from gold to green when the banknote is viewed at an angle.