WEEK 476 Have A Great Weekend!

[Guest Corey M]

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!

 

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[rtpjr]

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.

[rtpjr]

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"

[jamorse99-migration]

 

1999 Romanian 2000 Lei bank note

 

pictured here:

 

http://www.banknotes.com/ro111.htm

 

[GW]

Romania

To commorate the

2000 romanian note

 

[GW]

Romania

To commorate the

2000 romanian note

 

[Coindude]

Australia, for the international year of astronomy.

[dan8402]

Romania, to commemorate the event of a total eclipse of the sun over Romania in August 1999.

[jtryka]

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.

[HiHoAudio]

The 1999 Romania 2000 Lei banknote, issued to commemorate the Total Solar Eclipse of August 11, 1999.

[mhardin2413]

romania, 1999-2000.

commemorates total solar eclipse.

[Guest Corey M]

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.

 

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