Description
Country: Romania
Denomination: 10,000 Lei
Year: 1994
Issuer: Banca Națională a României
Catalog Number: Pick #105a
Condition (grading): Very Fine (VF-25) – as shown on the holder
Serial Number: A.0044 425042
Grading Company: DIM Currency (KSA)
Design Details
Front (Obverse):
Portrait of Romanian historian and politician Nicolae Iorga (1871–1940).
Denomination written as “ZECE MII LEI” (Ten Thousand Lei).
Romanian coat of arms.
Signature of bank officials.
Decorative security patterns and guilloché designs.
Center Design:
Image of the serpent statue from the Palace of Culture in Iași (symbolic cultural monument).
Intricate geometric background patterns.
Left Side:
Text BANCA NATIONALA A ROMANIEI vertically.
Serial number in red.
Physical Characteristics
Color: Multicolor (purple, pink, beige, blue tones)
Material: Paper banknote
Size: حوالي 155 × 75 مم تقريباً
Security features:
Watermark
Security thread
Fine micro-printing
Complex guilloché patterns
Historical Context
Issued during the high-inflation period in Romania in the early 1990s after the fall of communism.
Before the 2005 currency reform, where 10,000 old lei = 1 new leu (RON).
Collector Value (Approximate)
For VF-25 condition:
$3 – $10 USD depending on demand and serial number.
Graded holder may slightly increase collector appeal.