Romania 500 Lei 1877-Jun-12

Specimen with no signatures, serial # with zeros

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Romania 500 Lei, 1877 P-6 obverse
Romania 500 Lei, 1877 P-6 reverse

Information:

Rarity RRR - Extremely Rare
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1877-Jun-12 Specimen with no signatures, serial # with zeros + - - - - - -
Reference P#6s
Country Romania
Period First leu (1867-1947)
Ruler Carol I (1866-1881)
Currency Lei
Denomination 500 Lei
Type Circulation banknotes
Issuing entity Trezoreria Statului (State Treasury)
Year 1877
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 210x140 mm

Obverse:

Romania 500 Lei, 1877 P-6
Latin

Obverse text

BILET HYPOTHECAR 12 JUNIU 1877. 500 500 CINCI SUTE LEI MINISTRU DE FINANCIE MEMBRII AI COMITETULUI BILETELOR HIPOTHECARE Casier cal al Tesaurului ROMANIA 500 500 A. BRAMTOT et G. DUVAL fec. P. DUJARDIN sc.

Obverse symbol

Border with two peasant women and a child, and three peasant women and two children, above an ornate cartouche with a date and supported by children. Coat of arms and "ROMANIA" at the bottom.

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin

Reverse text

ROMANIA FALSIFICATORII ACESTOR BILETE CUM SI TOTI ACEIA CARI VOR FI CONTRIBUIT LA EMITEREA UNEI SUME MAI MARE DE BILETE DA CAT CELE PREVAZUTE PRIN LEDGEA DE FACIA, SE VOR PEDEPSI CONFORM ART. 112 SI URMATORUL DIN CODICELE PENAL 500 500 A. BRAMTOT et G. DUVAL fec. P. DUJARDIN sc.

Reverse symbol

A monument with an entablature supported by two caryatids, displaying a value in scroll cartridges, with a decorated architrave featuring a lion and an aurochs. A herma of Rome is in the center, accompanied by a caduceus, and a representation of the Capitoline Wolf on either side.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1877-Jun-12 With 4 signatures 13.5k - - - - - -
1877-Jun-12 Remainder with 3 signatures + - - - - - -
1877-Jun-12 Specimen with no signatures, serial # with zeros 48 - - - - - -