Romania 10 Lei Banknote, 2020, P-119k, UNC, Polymer

This uncirculated 10 Romanian leu note is a standard circulation banknote issued by the National Bank of Romania. It is an orange, purple, red, brown, and yellow polymer note that is dated 01 January 2018/(20)20, bears the signatures of Ionel Nitu and Dr. Mugur Constantin Isarescu, and measures 133 mm x 72 mm. Its obverse side features the crowned coat of arms, hollyhock flowers (Althea officinalis), the BNR monogram, an artist’s palette and brush, an artist’s palette in gold OVI, and a portrait of artist Nicolae Grigorescu. Its reverse side shows the BNR monogram, the young girl from Grigorescu’s “Rodica, the Water Carrier”, and a traditional house in Ottenia. Though the note is made of polymer, it has security features including an artist’s palette registration device, a simulated solid security thread, and a shadow image of Nicolae Grigorescu and the BNR monogram.