Romania Old Romanian passport

[Carol I]

Here are some images of an old Romanian passport.

[Carol I]

It was issued to Miss Hortansa Nicolescu...

[Carol I]

...from Bucharest, aged 17...

[Carol I]

...on 13 August 1937. The issuing fee was 1002 lei and 25 bani (there were approximately 667 lei to one british pound in March 1937).

[Carol I]

On 21 September 1937 Miss Nicolescu was issued Hungarian and French visas.

[Carol I]

...and on 22 September a Swiss one.

Miss Nicolescu left Romania on 1 October 1937, passed through Hungary (according to the stamp on page 6), Austria (? - the purple rectangular stamp on page 8 on the Austrian red stamp), Switzerland (stamp on page 9) and got into France (no entry stamp or date). She then left France (no date readable on the stamp on page 7) through Switzerland (12 October) and got into Austria on the same date. After spending 4 days in Austria (If I read correctly the stamps) she left on 16 October and entered Romania one day later.

[Carol I]

On 22 September 1937, Miss Nicolescu recieved permission from the National Bank of Romania to exit with 20 pounds.

[Carol I]

No other notes until the end of the passport.

[Guest Rick Research]

There was no entry for residence or occupation or parents?

?20 was a LOT of money in 1937 when money was REAL!!!!

[Carol I]

There was no entry for residence or occupation or parents?

It's only personal information that was given.

?20 was a LOT of money in 1937 when money was REAL!!!!

20 pounds at an exchange rate 1 pound=667 lei meant 13340 lei. This was approximately the monthly salary of a state-employed specialist physician (10-12000 lei) or about double the salary of a chemistry engineer (7500 lei) before the beginning of the war. On the other hand, the passport fee was rather high, 1002.25 lei (1.5 pounds) being about 10% of the salaries mentioned.