Musical Notes: Romania - Three Banknotes
50000 Lei – 5 Lei, featuring
George Enescu, a famous violin player.
Showing here are examples of the notes evolution from the initial design in 1996 with a bronze shape of Romania on the front, second design in 2000 with a bronze shape on front of a violin and viola, third design in polymer with the removal of the bronze shape and a redesigned back, and the fourth design in polymer with redenomination to 5 lei when they dropped off four zeros. There is a really neat clear window in the shape of a musical note.
The building on the reverse of two of the notes is the Romanian Athenaeum, a concert hall that opened in 1888. It houses the George Enescu Philharmonic and also hosts the George Enescu Festival and Competition.
Links to Music:
George Enescu George Enescu, Balada pentru vioara
George Enescu George Enescu – Rapsodia Romana (op.2)
George Enescu George Enescu – Poema Romana I
Singing Romanian MoNeY Someone put together a nice animation of Pop Song Singing Banknotes!