10 Lei 1.7.2005 (Front: Portrait of Nicolae Grigorescu (1838–1907), Romanian painter. Marsh Mallow Hollyhock flower (Althaea officinalis) and artist's palette and paintbrush. Coat of Arms. BNR bank monogram. Back: House from Oltenia region; Nicolae Grigorescu's painting "Rodica", representing a country girl carrying a milk can on her left shoulder. BNR bank monograms. Shadow image: Nicolae Grigorescu; BNR logo. Security features: Transparent window in a shape of an artist's palette and paintbrushes. Consecutively running vertical black and ascending red horizontal serial numbers on the reverse of the banknote. Almost 2 mm wide simulated security thread. Hi-lite '10' block and the serial numbers on the reverse fluoresce under ultraviolet light. EURion constellation or Omron rings (doughnuts). Main colour: Pink orange. Artist: Unknown. Signatures: Mugur Constantin Isarescu (Governor, 28 Dec. 2000–); Ionel Nitu (Cashier). Issuer: National Bank of Romania. Date of Issue: 1 January 2018 (2020). Material: Polymer plastic substrate. Printing method: Offset. Printer: The National Bank of Romania Printing Works - Imprimeria Bancii Nationale a României)
Dimensions: 133 x 72 mm
Catalogue Number: P-119a (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)
Texts: Banca Nationala a României. Guvernator. Casier Central. Zece Lei. Ten Lei. Falsificarea acestor bilete se pedepseste conform legilor.
Remark: This banknote is made from a polymer plastic substrate.
Security features:
Transparent window: Painter's palette with painbrushes.
Shadow image ("watermark"): Portrait and NBR logo, next to the transparent window. The shadow image is visible only when the banknote is held up to the light.
Security thread: Hold the banknote against the light and the thread will appear as a dark narrow stripe in the middle area.
Perfect register: Palette, visible when the banknote is held up to the light. Parts of the palette printed on the obverse beneath the name of the central bank match perfectly with the parts printed on the reverse and build a complete image.
Iridescent stripe on the reverse side: All Romanian notes in circulation have on the right of the reverse side a vertical translucent iridescent stripe which has the nominal value printed seven times.
Microtext: All Romanian notes in circulation have, on the obverse and reverse, printed areas which contain tiny writing. This can be seen using a magnifying glass.
UV print: On the reverse, green rectangle in UV light which holds the nominal value: "10". The black vertical serial number shines green, the red horizontal increasing characters serial number shines orange in UV light.
Dimensions: 133 x 72 mm
Catalogue Number: P-119a (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)
Texts: Banca Nationala a României. Guvernator. Casier Central. Zece Lei. Ten Lei. Falsificarea acestor bilete se pedepseste conform legilor.
Remark: This banknote is made from a polymer plastic substrate.
Security features:
Transparent window: Painter's palette with painbrushes.
Shadow image ("watermark"): Portrait and NBR logo, next to the transparent window. The shadow image is visible only when the banknote is held up to the light.
Security thread: Hold the banknote against the light and the thread will appear as a dark narrow stripe in the middle area.
Perfect register: Palette, visible when the banknote is held up to the light. Parts of the palette printed on the obverse beneath the name of the central bank match perfectly with the parts printed on the reverse and build a complete image.
Iridescent stripe on the reverse side: All Romanian notes in circulation have on the right of the reverse side a vertical translucent iridescent stripe which has the nominal value printed seven times.
Microtext: All Romanian notes in circulation have, on the obverse and reverse, printed areas which contain tiny writing. This can be seen using a magnifying glass.
UV print: On the reverse, green rectangle in UV light which holds the nominal value: "10". The black vertical serial number shines green, the red horizontal increasing characters serial number shines orange in UV light.
