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The 1000 lei coin was considered too small and was also cheaply made, and the 5000 lei coin was not circular (it was a dodecagon). This made it awkward to handle and difficult to use in slot machines, where it was frequently the only coin accepted. The 500, 1,000 and 5,000 lei coins became worth 5, 10 and 50 bani with the revaluation.
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).
In 1991, a new coin series with post-communist iconography and new valuations was released in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 lei. These coins gradually lost value with inflation, and a new series was introduced in 1998 with an aluminum-magnesium alloy 500 leu and 1,000 and 5,000 leu coins in 2000.
1999 commemorative coins Images Value Technical parameters Description Date of issue Mintage Event/Collection Obverse Reverse Diameter Mass Composition Edge Obverse Reverse Quality Number Event Collection 100 lei 37 mm 27 g Silver 925‰ smooth 7 May 1999 proof 2,000 Visit of Pope John Paul II in Romania 1,000 lei: 35 mm: 31.1030 g: Gold 999 ...
Two hundred lei. The two hundred lei banknote is one of the circulating denomination of the Romanian leu. [1] The main color of the banknote is orange. It pictures, on the obverse a poet, Lucian Blaga, and on the reverse a watermill and a figurine known in Romania as the Thinker of Hamangia (Romanian: Gânditorul de la Hamangia).
In 2015, the National Bank of Moldova finally rolled out intaglio printing and embossing for denominations between 10 and 500 lei, and also introduced revised security features on all denominations except for 1,000 lei. [17] The banknote for 1,000 lei, valued at €51.60 by currency exchange service XE.com on 31 December 2019, [18] continues to ...
Design date. 2005. The one hundred lei banknote is one of the circulating denomination of the Romanian leu. It is the same size as the 2002 series 100 Euro banknote . The main color of the banknote is blue. It pictures, on the obverse the playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist Ion Luca ...
Here are five of those rare coins, each worth over $1,000. 1908 St. Gaudens Gold Double Eagle Depending on its condition, Coin Trackers values the 1908 St. Gaudens Gold Double Eagle at between ...