Romania issues commemorative numismatic product

The Banca Nationala a Romaniei (National Bank of Romania) has announced a new commemorative banknote of 100 lei, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Great Union. It marks the unification of Transylvania, Bessarabia, and Bukovina with the Romanian Kingdom in 1918.

There will only be 10,000 bankniotes available as a numismatic product. Some of the details from the press release:

size: 147 x 82 mm;
prevailing colour: blue;
polymer substrate, printed in plane/relief mixed technique;
complex transparent window

"The obverse of the banknote shows the following representative graphical elements: on the right side, the portraits of King Ferdinand I and Queen Maria; below, on two lines, their names and life spans, namely "REGELE FERDINAND I 1865-1927" and "REGINA MARIA 1875-1938". In the central area, an image depicting the Great National Assembly in Alba Iulia, on 1 December 1918.

The obverse also shows: the coat of arms of Romania, in the upper left part, the name of the issuing central bank "BANCA NAȚIONALĂ A ROMÂNIEI", in the upper part horizontally, and below, the NBR logo in a medallion and, further down, the years "1918-2018". The face value is printed four times, as follows: in the lower left corner, horizontally, in figures, "100"; in the lower central area, in letters, on two lines, "LEI UNA SUTĂ"; in the lower right corner, vertically, in letters, "UNA SUTĂ LEI" and in the upper right corner, vertically, in figures, "100".

The signatures of the Governor and the Chief Cashier are printed in the central area, above the face value in letters.

The date of putting the banknote into circulation, i.e. "1 decembrie 2018", is printed vertically, on the right side.

The reverse of the banknote features the arrival of the royal cortege in Bucharest, on 1 December 1918, and part of the mace of King Ferdinand I, together with four women in folk costumes typical of each united Romanian province: Bessarabia, Romania, Transylvania and Bukovina.

Below is the text "FALSIFICAREA ACESTOR BILETE SE PEDEPSEȘTE CONFORM LEGILOR" (Forgery is punished according to the law).

The name of the issuing central bank "BANCA NAȚIONALĂ A ROMÂNIEI" is placed in the upper part, horizontally, and the NBR logo is printed in the upper right corner and in the lower left corner. The face value is printed as follows: vertically, in the upper left corner, and horizontally, in the lower right corner in figures, "100" and horizontally, in the lower left corner in letters, "UNA SUTĂ LEI".

The serial number of the banknote is printed in letters and figures, in red and black ink, as follows: on the left side, horizontally, in red ink, with fonts of ascending height and on the right side, vertically, in black ink."