Description:
Obverse
A composition suggesting Bacovia’s poetic universe; the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the face value – “10 LEI,” the coat of arms of Romania, and the year of issue “2011”.
Reverse
The portrait and name of poet George Bacovia, the writer’s years of birth and death “1881”, “1957”, a composition suggesting the atmosphere of the poem Singur (Alone) and two of its lines: “Stau triste negrele tablouri Făclia tremură n oglindă.“ (The black paintings hang sadly A candle flickers in the mirror).
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