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. Because Romania joined the European Union, they will start using the euro in 2014.
| Romanian leu | |||
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| Leu românesc (in Romanian) | |||
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| ISO 4217 Code | RON | ||
| User(s) |  Romaniaformer: .svg){kind=small} Socialist Republic of Romania (1965-1989).svg){kind=small} Romanian People's Republic (1947-1965) Transnistria Governorate (1941-1944) Kingdom of Romania (1881-1947) Principality of Romania (1867-1881)
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| Inflation | 1.88% (September 2013 / September 2012)[1] | ||
| Source | National Bank of Romania [2] | ||
| 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
Dutch Thaler, depicting a lion, the origin of the Romanian "Leu"
20 lei gold coin from 1870 (21mm diameter, 6.43g weight)
5 lei coin minted in 1883
500-leu banknote of 1936, King Carol II of Romania
A 10-lei banknote issued in 1966
10 bani 1867 proof copper coin (30mm, 10g)
1 Leu reverse
5 Leu anverse
5 Leu reverse
