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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.
History of the Romanian coinage – replica of the first pol (equal to 20 lei) koson 20 mm 8.5 g Gold 999‰ irregular 21 February 2005 History of the Romanian coinage – replica of a koson (Dacian coin) 500 lei: 37 mm: 31.1030 g: Silver 999‰ smooth 8 April 2005 500 125 years since the founding of the National Bank of Romania: 35 mm Gold 999‰
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.
However, on 1 July 2005, Romania redenominated its currency at 10,000 old lei to 1 new leu. The 1,000 lei coin, in use since 2000, was replaced by the new ten-bani. Early issues of the coin, from its first year 2005, have a diameter 0.1mm narrower than the official measurements. [7]
These coins bear a lion on them (hence Dutch leeuwendaalder, German löwenthaler) and the name of the coin became abbreviated known as leu (plural lei), which is still the name of the Romanian and Moldovan currencies. The Ottomans minted coins imitating the Dutch silver daalders and these coins were known as piaștri, Piastre.
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 ...
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 ...
Ecuador with the 100, 500, and 1000 Sucres coin in 1996: Hungary, with a 100-Forint coin in 1996 and a 200 Forint coin in 2009; Macau with the 100 Patacas in 1997; The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Norther Ireland has issued a bi-metallic £2 coin since 1997, and a bi-metallic £1 coin since March 2017; El Salvador with the 5 Colones in 1997