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The first leu coin was minted in Romania in 1870. [6] Before 1878 the silver Russian ruble was valued so highly as to drive the native coins out of circulation. Consequently, in 1889, Romania unilaterally joined the Latin Monetary Union and adopted a gold standard. Silver coins were legal tender only up to 50 lei.
Romania's national currency is the leu.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 ten lei banknote is one of the circulating denominations of the Romanian leu.It is the same size as the 20 Euro banknote.. The main color of the banknote is pink. It depicts painter Nicolae Grigorescu on the obverse and a traditional house from Oltenia on the reverse, and a detail from the painting Rodica.
Value, year of minting, ROMANIA, coat of arms CAROL I REGE AL ROMANIEI ("Carol I, King of Romania") 1900 2 bani 20 mm 2 g 5 bani 19 mm 3.5 g copper 75%, nickel 25% ROMANIA, value Steel crown, wreath, year of minting 1900 10 bani 22 mm 4.5 g 20 bani 25 mm 7 g 50 bani 25 mm 2.5 g silver 83.5% Milled Value, year of minting
The leu notes issued on 1 July 2005 are of equal size to euro banknotes, so that machines will need less refitting once Romania joins the euro zone. This decision was taken after a lot of debate, and with some opposition, the initial decision being to make them even smaller, similar to the 1966 series.
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.
One leu (Romania) Value: 1 Romanian leu: Width: 120 mm: Height: 62 mm: ... The current one leu banknote is the smallest circulating denomination af the Romanian leu.
Five hundred lei (Romania) Value: 500 Romanian leu: Width: 153 mm: Height: 82 mm: Security features: watermark, security thread, transparent window, microprinting ...