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5 lei 30 mm 15.55 g Silver 999‰ 100 lei 21 mm 6.452 g Gold 900‰ 1 leu 37 mm 23.5 g Copper-plated tombac 2 July 2007 Ştefan cel Mare: 5 lei 30 mm 15.55 g Silver 999‰ 100 lei 21 mm 6.452 g Gold 900‰ 1 leu 37 mm 23.5 g Copper-plated tombac 20 August 2007 130 130th Anniversary of the Independence of Romania: 5 lei 30 mm 15.551 g
The five lei banknote is one of the circulating denomination of the Romanian leu.It is the same size as the 10 Euro banknote.. The main color of the banknote is purple. It pictures, on the obverse composer and violinist George Enescu, and on the reverse the Romanian Athenaeum, headquarters of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, a piano, and a line from his opera, Œdipe.
In 1960, a new coinage was introduced, consisting of 15 and 25 bani, with 5 bani, 1 and 3 lei coins added in 1963. All were struck in nickel-clad steel. In 1975, aluminium replaced steel in the 5 and 15 bani, with the same change happening for the 25 bani in 1982. Aluminium 5 lei were introduced in 1978.
The exchange rate was pegged at 167.20 lei to US$1 on 7 February 1929, US$1 = 135.95 lei on 5 November 1936, US$1 = 204.29 lei on 18 May 1940, and US$1 = 187.48 lei on 31 March 1941. During Romania's World War II alliance with Nazi Germany, the leu was pegged to the reichsmark at a rate of 49.50 lei to RM 1, falling to 59.5 lei = RM 1 in April ...
A 500 lei coin and the 2,000 lei note shown above were made in order to celebrate the 1999 total solar eclipse. Whereas the 500 lei coin is currently very rare, becoming a prized collector's item, the 2,000 lei note was quite popular, being taken out of circulation in 2004 (a long time after the 1,000 and 5,000 lei bills were replaced by coins).
Romania's chief exports to Italy included leather footwear, cars, telephones, tobacco, men's suits, seats and iron pipes. [5] 2.8% of the country's GDP is derived from agricultural activity. While Romania imports substantial quantities of grain, it is largely self-sufficient in other agricultural products and food stuffs.
Romania's national currency is the leu / RON.After Romania joined the European Union (EU) in 2007, the country became required to replace the leu with the euro once it meets all four euro convergence criteria, as stated in article 140 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. [1]
The series of 1893 introduced a variety of frames, and the first stamps denominated in lei. A 2005 Romanian stamp featuring Dimitrie C. Butculescu, the founder of the Romanian Philatelic Society, and an 1892 issue of The Official Gazette of the Romanian Philatelic Society A 2005 Romanian stamp dedicated to the founding of the Romanian ...