5000 Lei Mihai Viteazul, Romania

In the middle, the portrait of Mihai Viteazul; in the background, the spires of Mihai Vod monastery on the banks of Dmbovia river in Bucharest; this monastery was founded by Mihai Viteazul while he was a high official; the inscription 400 ANI DE LA UNIREA TARII ROMANESTI, TRANSILVANIEI SI MOLDOVEI SUB MIHAI VITEAZUL is engraved circularly; the years 1600 and 2000 are engraved one beneath the other.

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Graphic composition within two semicircles, one proof and the other one frosted. On the proof surface, Romania's Coat of Arms, the year of issue "2000", the inscription "ROMANIA" and the face value "5000 LEI" are engraved. The signet of Mihai Viteazul, bearing the escutcheons of the three Romanian Provinces (the Wallachian eagle, the Moldavian aurochs and the Transylvanian lions), is engraved on the frosted surface; this seal validated a document issued by the Ruler's office in Iaşi on July 27, 1600.

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