500 Lei Mihai Eminescu, Romania

In the middle, the memorial house in Ipoteti, where the poet spent his childhood, and his portrait from 1885 surrounded by a double circle similar to that on the obverse. The inscriptions MIHAI EMINESCU and 160 ANI DE LA NASTEREA POETULUI are engraved in a half circle on the upper side and on the lower side respectively, and the years 1850 and 2010 on the left side and right side respectively.

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In the upper half, Romania’s coat-of-arms partially overlapping the face value – leu 500; below, an open book on a laurel wreath. The left page of the book features Eminescu’s portrait from 1869 and the right page show some of the poet’s signatures. The coat-of-arms and the book together with the laurel wreath superpose a double circle partially surrounding the elements of design. The inscription “ROMANIA” is engraved in a half circle on the lower outer side.

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