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This polymer note features intricate designs that highlight Romania's natural heritage and cultural significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eKey Design Elements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFront:\u003c\/b\u003e Features a portrait of historian \u003cb\u003eNicolae Iorga (1871-1940)\u003c\/b\u003e, a \u003cb\u003eGentian flower (Gentiana asclepiadaea)\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eCoat of Arms of Romania\u003c\/b\u003e, the name of the issuing bank, the BNR logo, the banknote denomination in digits and in words, authorized signatures of the Governor and Chief Cashier, and the issue date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReverse:\u003c\/b\u003e Depicts the \u003cb\u003eEpiscopal Cathedral of Curtea de Arges Monastery\u003c\/b\u003e, an ancient \u003cb\u003eWallachian Coat of Arms\u003c\/b\u003e featuring an eagle holding a cross in its beak, the banknote denomination in digits and in words, the name of the issuing bank, and the BNR logo in the upper right and lower left corners.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499313299767,"sku":null,"price":1.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/57_2421a1ad-9242-4fee-bd9f-a7163e1518aa.jpg?v=1766779634"},{"product_id":"romania-p110-100000-lei-1998-vf-very-fine","title":"Romania P110 100000 lei 1998 VF Very Fine","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou will receive one of the notes in the photos, if you wish to have a certain one, just ask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e: Nicolae Grigorescu, mallow, flowers and artist's brush\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack\u003c\/strong\u003e: Peasant girl with eve at left, cottage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"10mdy1r\" data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"75\"\u003eNicolae Grigorescu (1838–1907)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"338\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"99\"\u003eNicolae Grigorescu\u003c\/strong\u003e was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting and is widely considered Romania’s most important 19th-century artist. His work sits at the intersection of \u003cstrong data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"337\"\u003eRomantic nationalism, Barbizon realism, and early Impressionist technique\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"428\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"366\"\u003eBorn:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1838 in Pitaru, Wallachia (then part of the Ottoman sphere)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"467\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"440\"\u003eDied:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1907 in Câmpina, Romania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"579\"\u003eGrew up in modest circumstances and began painting \u003cstrong data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"540\"\u003ereligious icons\u003c\/strong\u003e as a teenager to support his family.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"680\"\u003eLater received a scholarship to study in \u003cstrong data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"632\"\u003eParis\u003c\/strong\u003e, where he encountered modern European painting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-section-id=\"wo3gag\" data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"715\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParis and the Barbizon School\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"868\"\u003eIn France he spent time near \u003cstrong data-start=\"745\" data-end=\"757\"\u003eBarbizon\u003c\/strong\u003e, the village where painters like \u003cstrong data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"815\"\u003eJean-François Millet\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"837\"\u003eCamille Corot\u003c\/strong\u003e worked directly from nature. 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