Guest Corey M Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Q. What country pictured the solar system as the design of a note and why was this design chosen? Good luck everyone & have a great weekend! Our first place winner will receive a coupon for 1 note graded under the Standard grading tier. (You must have an active account with PMG, call PMG for details) There will also be a runner up prize given to a randomly selected player with the correct answer. REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends on Saturday at midnight EST. Entries after that time will not be valid. See the Trivia info post for more details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtpjr Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Romania 2,000 Lei In celebration of the total solar eclipse of August 11, 1999, the National Bank of Romania (BNR) decided to issue a commemorative two thousand Romanian lei banknote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtpjr Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Also This was the last total eclipes of the millenium and visible across Southern Romania. The Denomination of 2000 was chosen to reflect the upcoming year "2000" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamorse99-migration Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 1999 Romanian 2000 Lei bank note pictured here: http://www.banknotes.com/ro111.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Romania To commorate the 2000 romanian note Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Romania To commorate the 2000 romanian note Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coindude Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Australia, for the international year of astronomy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan8402 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Romania, to commemorate the event of a total eclipse of the sun over Romania in August 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I think it was the 1990 Swiss 10 Frank note, which had a space capsule and the solar system on the back and an image of famed Swiss astronomer and physicist Leonhard Euler on the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiHoAudio Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 The 1999 Romania 2000 Lei banknote, issued to commemorate the Total Solar Eclipse of August 11, 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhardin2413 Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 romania, 1999-2000. commemorates total solar eclipse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Corey M Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Q.What country pictured the solar system as the design of a note and why was this design chosen? A. Romania – Because the last solar eclipse of the millennium was most visible from Romania. Great job everyone and congratulations to our winner rtpjr and our runner up dan8402. Don't forget to stop by this Friday for NGC's question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...