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Ministerul de Finanțe ro

Ministerul de Finanțe Currency & Banknote Values

Banknote Book® Price Guide

The Ministerul de Finanțe series of Romania in the World Currency contains 54 distinct entries.

In the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, Romania fought on the Russian side against the Ottoman Empire. Following its victory, Romania was recognized as an independent state by the Treaty of San Stefano and the Treaty of Berlin. To pay for the costs of war, a law promulgated on 10 June 1877 authorized Romania’s Ministerul de Finanțe (Ministry of Finance, FIN) to issue up to 30 million lei’s worth of bilet hypothecar (mortgage notes) backed by state property. While technically not banknotes, they circulated as such.
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12 JUNIU 1877 Sig 1: Câmpineanu/Andonescu/Sturdza/Athanasiu Series 1 - 32 431,156 notes
No treasury cashier sig; normal s/n
No ovpt; no perf; all-zero s/n
12 JUNIU 1877 Sig 1: Câmpineanu/Andonescu/Sturdza/Athanasiu Series 7 - 13 614,350 notes
No treasury cashier sig; normal s/n
No ovpt; no perf; all-zero s/n
12 JUNIU 1877 Sig 1: Câmpineanu/Andonescu/Sturdza/Athanasiu 153,946 notes
No treasury cashier sig; normal s/n
No ovpt; no perf; all-zero s/n
12 JUNIU 1877 Sig 1: Câmpineanu/Andonescu/Sturdza/Athanasiu 70,538 notes
No treasury cashier sig; normal s/n
No ovpt; no perf; all-zero s/n
12 JUNIU 1877 Sig 1: Câmpineanu/Andonescu/Sturdza/Athanasiu 46,024 notes
No treasury cashier sig; normal s/n
No ovpt; no perf; all-zero s/n
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12 JUNIU 1877 Sig 1: Câmpineanu/Andonescu/Sturdza/Athanasiu 13,505 notes
No treasury cashier sig; normal s/n
No ovpt; no perf; all-zero s/n
1917 Sig 2: Arelinescu/Angelescu/Simionescu No s/n 2,000,000 notes
1917 Sig 2: Arelinescu/Angelescu/Simionescu No s/n 3,000,000 notes
1917 Sig 2: Arelinescu/Angelescu/Simionescu No s/n 5,000,000 notes
No date Sig 3: Angelescu/Unknown/Unknown Unissued (circa 1920)
Blue uniface on card stock; all-zero s/n
Horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; all-zero s/n
No date Sig 3: Angelescu/Unknown/Unknown Unissued (circa 1920)
Uniface on card stock; no s/n
Horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; all-zero s/n
No date Sig 3: Angelescu/Unknown/Unknown Unissued (circa 1920)
Uniface on card stock; no s/n
Horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; all-zero s/n
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No date Sig 3: Angelescu/Unknown/Unknown Unissued (circa 1920)
Uniface on card stock; no s/n
Horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; all-zero s/n
1945 Sig 4: Pandele No s/n Intro: 25 11 1945
1945 Sig 4: Pandele No s/n Intro: 25 11 1945
No date Sig 5: Alexandrini/Gheorghiu Wmk: MF monogram pattern Prefix A/1 - I/6 Intro: 15 08 1947
Sig 6: Luca/Clobanu Prefix L/6 - N/6 Intro: 15 11 1947
Wmk: RPR monogram Type A Prefix N/6 - X/8 Intro: 25 01 1948
Sig 7: Luca/Rubicec Wmk: RPR monogram Type A Prefix S/8 - A/10 Intro: 30 01 1950
Wmk: RPR monogram Type B Prefix K/10 - P/11
Wmk: RPR monogram Type C Prefix K/11 - R/11
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; normal s/n
15 IUNIE 1950 Sig 8: Luca Prefix A/1 - M/3
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n
1952 No sig Red series and s/n Printer: (Goznak) Series P1 - L8
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Blue series and s/n Printer: (National Bank of Romania) Series g1 - f111
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n
1952 No sig Red series and s/n Printer: (Goznak) Series C7 - K10
Blue series and s/n Printer: (National Bank of Romania) Series a1 - h42
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n
1952 No sig Red series and s/n Printer: (Goznak) Series A1 - P8 Intro: 26 01 1952
Black prefix and s/n Printer: (National Bank of Romania) Series g7 - e61
Horizontal perf; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n
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