Description:
Obverse
Symbolic graphics (violin and piano) and the facsimile of the composer's signature on the left; on the right, Romania's Coat of Arms and the face value "500 LEI"; above the inscription "ROMANIA" is engraved circularly and the year of issue "2003".
Reverse
Portrait of the composer Ciprian Porumbescu; the years of birth and death "1853-1883" and the inscription "CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU", separated by a musical adornment, are engraved circularly.
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