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5000 Lei, 1998
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Front: Lucian Blaga (1895-1961), Romanian poet, playwright and philosopher
Blaga was born in Lancram, Romania into a family of priests. He received a
degree in theology at Sibiu in 1917 and a PhD in Philosophy at the University of
Vienna in 1920. In his life time, he had been a magazine editor, a Romanian
diplomat and a college professor of cultural philosophy.
Back: Vine leaf and roadside crucifix
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10000 Lei, 1999
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Front: Nicolas Iorga (1871 to 1940), historian, journalist, writer
He was one time prime minister and President of the National Assembly.
Anti-Semetic nationalists known as the Iron Guard assassinated him.
Back: The Episcopal Cathedral of Curtea de Arges, completed in 1521
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2000 Lei, 1999 Polymer
Commemorates the August 11, 1999 Total Solar Eclipse
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Front: Nicolas Iorga (1871 to 1940), historian, journalist, writer
He was one time prime minister and President of the National Assembly.
Anti-Semetic nationalists known as the Iron Guard assassinated him.
Back: The Episcopal Cathedral of Curtea de Arges, completed in 1521
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Episcopal Cathedral of Curtea de Arges
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Front: George Enescu (1881 to 1955), internationally renowned composer and
musician
Enescu served as a professor of music at academies in Paris, Vienna
and New York at various times.
Back: The Roman Athenaeum concert hall in Bucharest
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Roman Athenaeum concert hall
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Romania, located in southeast Europe, was known as the Kingdom of Dacia around
200 B. C. It was a constitutional monarchy in 1881. Became a "People's Republic"
in 1947 and a "Socialist Republic" in 1965. A new republican government was
established in 1989. Romania joined the European Union in 2007, and its
currency is now pegged to Euro. For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Romania.
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