The phenomenon only lasted 2 minutes and 19 seconds but it ignited the whole world _ so much so that a banknote of 2,000 Lei and a currency of 500 Lei _ legal tender were issued by Romania for the ultimate _clipse of the Millennium. It was also the first European banknote in polymer with a transparent seal in the shape of the Sun as a security watermark! Ticket dimensions 14.40 x 6.30 cm. Aluminum coin _ 25 mm, weight 3 g.