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The polymer 20 leu commemorates Ecaterina Teodoroiu – a lieutenant in the Romanian army during World War I, and the first female lieutenant in the history of the Romanian army. The idea of depicting women on Romanian currency arose in 2018, when fashion journalist Janina Nectara created a list of 100 female figures, including Teodoroiu, scientists, doctors, artists and professors worth commemorating.
The dimensions of the banknote are 136×77 mm. The obverse shows: portrait of Ecaterina Teodoroiu (1894-1917), a bouquet of crocuses, a badge of Romanian Scouts, a stylized image of an infantry insygnia and the name of the issuer. The reverse shows, among others: the Mausoleum of Mărăşeşti, winged figure of the goddess of victory from the Victory Medal and the flower of lily.
