Pictorul Costin Petrescu la New York 1919-1920

"Anul acesta se vor împlini 100 de ani de când pictorul Costin Petrescu (1872-1954) a traversat Atlanticul la bordul pachebotului S.S. 'France', cu destinația New York. Fusese trimis acolo în misiune specială, pentru a superviza fabricarea noilor bancnote românești, realizate după designul său, la 'the American Bank Note Company',căci, după Marea Unire din 1918, unificarea monetară devenise o prioritate a noului guvern român"--Page 7 This year will mark the 100th anniversary of the painter Costin Petrescu (1872-1954) crossing the Atlantic aboard the cruiser S.S. 'France', bound for New York. He had been sent there on a special mission to supervise the manufacture of the new Romanian banknotes, made according to his design, at 'the American Bank Note Company', because after the Great Union of 1918, monetary unification had become a priority of the new Romanian government