Mano's world collection

Romania pick 52a: 1000 Lei from 1941

10.9.1941-20.3.1945. Blue and green on pink underprint. Two farm wives with three children each at left and right. Similar to p45. Value UNA MIE LEI at lower center. 3 signature varieties. Back: Two farm wives at left and one with ladder at right. Watermark: Head of Trajan.

Romania pick 56a: 5000 Lei from 1944

10.10.1944-20.12.1945. Light blue. Two male heads of Trajan and Decebal at upper left, arms at center. 2 signature varieties. Like p55. Back: Man and oxen looking towards city. Watermark: BNR horizontal or vertical.

Romania pick 94a: 10 Lei from 1966

1966. Purple on multicolor underprint. Arms at center. Back: Harvest scene. Watermark: Rhombuses.

Romania pick 94a: 10 Lei from 1966

1966. Purple on multicolor underprint. Arms at center. Back: Harvest scene. Watermark: Rhombuses.

Romania pick 97a: 100 Lei from 1966

1966. Dark blue and purple on multicolor underprint. Portrait of Nicolae Balcescu at left. Arms at center right. Back: The Athenaeum in Bucharest at center right. Watermark: Rhombuses.

Romania pick 101Aa: 1000 Lei from 1991

Sept. 1991. Red-brown, blue-green and brown-orange onmulticolor underprint. Circular shield at left center, sails of sailing ships at lower center, Mihai Eminescu at right. Signature: Isarescu and Florescu. Back: Putna monastery at left center. Watermark: Mihai Eminescu. With a dot after the block letter.

Romania pick 101Aa: 1000 Lei from 1991

Sept. 1991. Red-brown, blue-green and brown-orange onmulticolor underprint. Circular shield at left center, sails of sailing ships at lower center, Mihai Eminescu at right. Signature: Isarescu and Florescu. Back: Putna monastery at left center. Watermark: Mihai Eminescu. With a dot after the block letter.

Romania pick 101Aa: 1000 Lei from 1991

Sept. 1991. Red-brown, blue-green and brown-orange onmulticolor underprint. Circular shield at left center, sails of sailing ships at lower center, Mihai Eminescu at right. Signature: Isarescu and Florescu. Back: Putna monastery at left center. Watermark: Mihai Eminescu. With a dot after the block letter.

Romania pick 101a: 500 Lei from 1992

Dec. 1992. Dull deep green, reddish brown and violet on multicolor underprint. Square topped shield at left center, sculptures at center, Constantin Br‰ncusi at right. Back: Sculptures at left center. Watermark: C. Br‰ncusi. Watermark: C. Br‰ncusi facing as #98.

Romania pick 101b: 500 Lei from 1992

Dec. 1992. Dull deep green, reddish brown and violet on multicolor underprint. Square topped shield at left center, sculptures at center, Constantin Br‰ncusi at right. Back: Sculptures at left center. Watermark: C. Br‰ncusi. Watermark: C. Br‰ncusi right.

Romania pick 101b: 500 Lei from 1992

Dec. 1992. Dull deep green, reddish brown and violet on multicolor underprint. Square topped shield at left center, sculptures at center, Constantin Br‰ncusi at right. Back: Sculptures at left center. Watermark: C. Br‰ncusi. Watermark: C. Br‰ncusi right.

Romania pick 101b: 500 Lei from 1992

Dec. 1992. Dull deep green, reddish brown and violet on multicolor underprint. Square topped shield at left center, sculptures at center, Constantin Br‰ncusi at right. Back: Sculptures at left center. Watermark: C. Br‰ncusi. Watermark: C. Br‰ncusi right.

Romania pick 102: 1000 Lei from 1993

May 1993. Dull deep green, reddish brown and violet on multicolor underprint. Square topped shield at left center, sculptures at center, Constantin Brâncusi at right. Back: Sculptures at left center. Watermark: Bust right.

Romania pick 102: 1000 Lei from 1993

May 1993. Dull deep green, reddish brown and violet on multicolor underprint. Square topped shield at left center, sculptures at center, Constantin Brâncusi at right. Back: Sculptures at left center. Watermark: Bust right.

Romania pick 103a: 5000 Lei from 1992

March 1992. Pale purple on multicolor underprint. Round seal at left center, church at center, Avram Iancu at right. Back: Church at left, the gate of Alba Iulia stronghold at left center, seal at center right. Watermark: Avram Iancu.

Romania pick 105a: 10000 Lei from 1994

Feb. 1994. Dull violet and reddish brown on multicolor underprint. Nicolae Iorga at right, snake god Glycon at center. Back: Statue of Fortuna at left, historical Museum in Bucharest at center, The Thinking Man of Hamangia at Watermark: Nicolae Iorga.

Romania pick 106: 1000 Lei from 1998

1998. Blue-violet, dark green and olive-brown on multicolor underprint. Mihai Eminescu at right, lily flower and quill pen at center. Arms at top left, bank monogram at upper center right. Back: Lime and blue flowers at left center, ruins of ancient fort of Histria at center, bank monogram at t Watermark: Mihai Eminescu.

Romania pick 106: 1000 Lei from 1998

1998. Blue-violet, dark green and olive-brown on multicolor underprint. Mihai Eminescu at right, lily flower and quill pen at center. Arms at top left, bank monogram at upper center right. Back: Lime and blue flowers at left center, ruins of ancient fort of Histria at center, bank monogram at t Watermark: Mihai Eminescu.

Romania pick 107b: 5000 Lei from 1998

1998. Violet, dark brown and brown-orange on multicolor underprint. Lucian Blaga at right, daffodil at center. Arms at top left, bank monogram at upper center right. Back: Vine leaf at left center, roadside crucifix at center, bank monogram at top right. Watermark: Lucian Blaga. Issued note. BNR watermark vertical and partially horizontal.

Romania pick 109Aa: 50000 Lei from 2000

2000. Purple and red-violet on lilac and multicolor underprint. Like #109 but violin shaped bronze area near portrait, and changed underprint design. Back: Sphinx of Carpathian mountains at left center, musical chord from Oedip King above, bank mon Watermark: George Enescu.

Romania pick 111a: 2000 Lei from 1999

1999. Blue on multicolor underprint. Imaginative reproduction of the Solar System at right, with mention of the event. Back: The map of Romania having the colors of the national flag, (blue, yellow, red) marking the area wher Polymer plastic.

Romania pick 111a: 2000 Lei from 1999

1999. Blue on multicolor underprint. Imaginative reproduction of the Solar System at right, with mention of the event. Back: The map of Romania having the colors of the national flag, (blue, yellow, red) marking the area wher Polymer plastic.

Romania pick 112a: 10000 Lei from 2000

2000. Green and blue on multicolor underprint. George Enescu at right, floral ornament, musical notes at center, arms at upper left. Bank monogram at upper center right. Back: Sphinx of Carpathian mountains at left center, musical chord from Oedip King above, bank mon Watermark: George Enescu. Polymer plastic.

Collectors Comment: Green, blue and yellow. Nicolae Iorga at right. Back: Church of Curtea de Arges and eagle with cross. Polymer plastic.

Romania pick 112a: 10000 Lei from 2000

2000. Green and blue on multicolor underprint. George Enescu at right, floral ornament, musical notes at center, arms at upper left. Bank monogram at upper center right. Back: Sphinx of Carpathian mountains at left center, musical chord from Oedip King above, bank mon Watermark: George Enescu. Polymer plastic.

Collectors Comment: Green, blue and yellow. Nicolae Iorga at right. Back: Church of Curtea de Arges and eagle with cross. Polymer plastic.