Romanian leu

The leu is the money that is used in Romania. The smaller kind of money used is the ban, or bani(plural). 100 bani make up a leu. Although Romania is a member of the European Union, they do not use the Euro as their currency.

Romanian leu
leu românesc (in Romanian)
one leu one leu
ISO 4217 Code	RON
User(s)	Romania former: Socialist Republic of Romania (1965-1989) Romanian People's Republic (1947-1965) Transnistria Governorate (1941-1944) Kingdom of Romania (1881-1947) Principality of Romania (1867-1881)
Inflation	1.88% (September 2013 / September 2012)
Source	National Bank of Romania
Subunit
1/100	ban
Plural	lei
ban	bani
Coins
Freq. used	10, 50 bani
Rarely used	1 ban, 5 bani
Banknotes
Freq. used	1 leu, 5, 10, 50, 100 lei
Rarely used	200, 500 lei
Central bank	National Bank of Romania (since 1867) Red Army (1944) INFINEX (1941-1944) General Romanian Bank (1917-1919)
Website	www.bnr.ro
Printer	National Bank of Romania (since 1867) Goznak (1944) Reichsbank (1917-1919)
Website	www.bnr.ro
Mint	Monetăria Statului (since 1867) Saint Petersburg Mint, temporary located in Krasnokamsk (1944) Reichsdruckerei (1917-1919)
Website	www.monetariastatului.ro

Romanian Leu Media

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  Dutch Thaler, depicting a lion, the origin of the Romanian "Leu"

• 1870 20 lei.jpg

  20 lei gold coin from 1870 (21mm diameter, 6.43g weight)

• 1883 5lei Romania.jpg

  5 lei coin minted in 1883

• Romania 500 Lei banknote of 1936, King Carol II of Romania.jpg

  500-leu banknote of 1936, King Carol II of Romania

• 5 milioane lei 1947 obverse.jpg

  A 5,000,000-lei banknote issued in 1947, the highest denomination ever.

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  A 10-lei banknote issued in 1966

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  10 bani 1867 proof copper coin (30mm, 10g)

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  1 Leu reverse

• 5 Leu anverse