Banknotes of the Romanian leu - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

1917 issue

Issued in Iaşi

Iasi

Iași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...

, during World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of the leu

Romanian leu

The leu is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani . The name of the currency means "lion". On 1 July 2005, Romania underwent a currency reform, switching from the previous leu to a new leu . 1 RON is equal to 10,000 ROL...

, the ban (pl. bani).

1917 Series
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description		Date of
Obverse	Reverse	Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Obverse	Reverse	printing	issue
		10 b	33 × 44 mm	green	King Ferdinand Ferdinand I of Romania Ferdinand was the King of Romania from 10 October 1914 until his death.-Early life:Born in Sigmaringen in southwestern Germany, the Roman Catholic Prince Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later simply of Hohenzollern, was a son of Leopold, Prince of...	Coat of arms Coat of arms of Romania The coat of arms of Romania was adopted in the Romanian Parliament on 10 September 1992 as a representative coat of arms for Romania. It is based on the Lesser Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Romania , redesigned by Victor Dima. As a central element it shows a golden aquila holding a cross in its...		1917
		25 b	39 × 51 mm	green, yellow	King Ferdinand Ferdinand I of Romania Ferdinand was the King of Romania from 10 October 1914 until his death.-Early life:Born in Sigmaringen in southwestern Germany, the Roman Catholic Prince Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later simply of Hohenzollern, was a son of Leopold, Prince of...	Coat of arms Coat of arms of Romania The coat of arms of Romania was adopted in the Romanian Parliament on 10 September 1992 as a representative coat of arms for Romania. It is based on the Lesser Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Romania , redesigned by Victor Dima. As a central element it shows a golden aquila holding a cross in its...		1917
		50 b	45 × 60 mm	green, orange	King Ferdinand Ferdinand I of Romania Ferdinand was the King of Romania from 10 October 1914 until his death.-Early life:Born in Sigmaringen in southwestern Germany, the Roman Catholic Prince Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later simply of Hohenzollern, was a son of Leopold, Prince of...	Coat of arms Coat of arms of Romania The coat of arms of Romania was adopted in the Romanian Parliament on 10 September 1992 as a representative coat of arms for Romania. It is based on the Lesser Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Romania , redesigned by Victor Dima. As a central element it shows a golden aquila holding a cross in its...		1917

1920 issue

1920 Series
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description		Date of
Obverse	Reverse	Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Obverse	Reverse	printing	issue
		1 L	78 × 55	blue	industrial landscape, value, maid	Coat of arms Coat of arms of Romania The coat of arms of Romania was adopted in the Romanian Parliament on 10 September 1992 as a representative coat of arms for Romania. It is based on the Lesser Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Romania , redesigned by Victor Dima. As a central element it shows a golden aquila holding a cross in its... , Capitoline Wolf Capitoline Wolf The Capitoline Wolf is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling twin infants, inspired by the legend of the founding of Rome. According to the legend, when Numitor, grandfather of the twins Romulus and Remus, was overthrown by his brother Amulius, the usurper ordered the twins to be cast into... , Decebal, Trajan Trajan Trajan , was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 AD. Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, in Spain Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in Spain, in 89 Trajan supported the emperor against...	1920	17 July 1920
		2 L	104 × 68	blue	maid, value, vulture	Coat of arms Coat of arms of Romania The coat of arms of Romania was adopted in the Romanian Parliament on 10 September 1992 as a representative coat of arms for Romania. It is based on the Lesser Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Romania , redesigned by Victor Dima. As a central element it shows a golden aquila holding a cross in its... , two Romanian soldiers	1920	17 July 1920

1934–1947 issue

The 5,000, 10,000, 100,000 (1946), 1,000,000, and 5,000,000 lei banknotes from the 1943-1947 series had the left edge wavy.

1922–1947 Series
Image		\| Value	\| Dimensions	\| Main Colour	\| Description			\| Date of printing and issue
Obverse	Reverse	\| Value	\| Dimensions	\| Main Colour	Obverse	Reverse	Watermark	\| Date of printing and issue
		500 L	157 × 86	brown	Romanian peasant women, the small coat of arms, value	Peleş Castle Peles Castle Peleș Castle is a Neo-Renaissance castle in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania, on an existing medieval route linking Transylvania and Wallachia, built between 1873 and 1914...	continuous rows BNR	1934–1942
		1,000 L	183 × 104	brown, green	Romanian peasant women, value	Romanian peasant women	King Carol II Carol II of Romania Carol II reigned as King of Romania from 8 June 1930 until 6 September 1940. Eldest son of Ferdinand, King of Romania, and his wife, Queen Marie, a daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second eldest son of Queen Victoria...	1936–1940
		1,000 L	183 × 104	green, purple	Romanian peasant women, value	Romanian peasant women	Nerva Traian Trajan Trajan , was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 AD. Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, in Spain Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in Spain, in 89 Trajan supported the emperor against...	1941–1945
		2,000 L	201 × 113	brown	Romanian peasant women, value	Romanian peasant women, the middle coat of arms, industrial landscape, Peleş Castle Peles Castle Peleș Castle is a Neo-Renaissance castle in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania, on an existing medieval route linking Transylvania and Wallachia, built between 1873 and 1914... (in the background)	Nerva Traian Trajan Trajan , was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 AD. Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, in Spain Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in Spain, in 89 Trajan supported the emperor against...	1941
		2,000 L	201 × 113	brown	Romanian peasant women, value	Romanian peasant women, the middle coat of arms, industrial landscape, Peleş Castle Peles Castle Peleș Castle is a Neo-Renaissance castle in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania, on an existing medieval route linking Transylvania and Wallachia, built between 1873 and 1914... (in the background)	continuous rows BNR	1943–1945
		5,000 L	166 × 91	blue	Decebal Decebalus Decebalus or "The Brave" was a king of Dacia and is famous for fighting three wars and negotiating two interregnums of peace without being eliminated against the Roman Empire under two emperors... , Nerva Traian Trajan Trajan , was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 AD. Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, in Spain Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in Spain, in 89 Trajan supported the emperor against... , the middle coat of arms,	industrial, urban and rural landscape	Nerva Traian Trajan Trajan , was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 AD. Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, in Spain Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in Spain, in 89 Trajan supported the emperor against...	1943
		5,000 L	166 × 91	blue	Decebal Decebalus Decebalus or "The Brave" was a king of Dacia and is famous for fighting three wars and negotiating two interregnums of peace without being eliminated against the Roman Empire under two emperors... , Nerva Traian Trajan Trajan , was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 AD. Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, in Spain Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in Spain, in 89 Trajan supported the emperor against... , the middle coat of arms,	industrial, urban and rural landscape	continuous rows BNR	1945
		10,000 L	194 × 107	brown, pink	Romanian peasant women, the middle coat of arms, value	Romanian peasant women, the middle coat of arms	continuous rows BNR	1945–1946
		100,000 L	187 × 90	blue, green	Romanian peasant women, value	Romanian peasant women, value	continuous rows BNR	1946
		100,000 L	182 × 88	pink, orange	Decebal Decebalus Decebalus or "The Brave" was a king of Dacia and is famous for fighting three wars and negotiating two interregnums of peace without being eliminated against the Roman Empire under two emperors... , Nerva Traian Trajan Trajan , was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 AD. Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, in Spain Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in Spain, in 89 Trajan supported the emperor against... , value	Romanian peasants, the middle coat of arms, value	continuous rows BNR	1947
		1,000,000 L	190 × 90	green, blue	Decebal Decebalus Decebalus or "The Brave" was a king of Dacia and is famous for fighting three wars and negotiating two interregnums of peace without being eliminated against the Roman Empire under two emperors... , Nerva Traian Trajan Trajan , was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 AD. Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, in Spain Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in Spain, in 89 Trajan supported the emperor against... , value	Romanian peasants, the middle coat of arms, value	continuous rows BNR	1947
		5,000,000 L		yellow, brown	Capitoline Wolf Capitoline Wolf The Capitoline Wolf is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling twin infants, inspired by the legend of the founding of Rome. According to the legend, when Numitor, grandfather of the twins Romulus and Remus, was overthrown by his brother Amulius, the usurper ordered the twins to be cast into... , value			1947

1952 issue

1952 Series
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description		Date of
Obverse	Reverse	Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Obverse	Reverse	printing	issue
		1 L	118 × 57 mm	Brown, yellow	Value	Coat of arms Coat of arms of Romania The coat of arms of Romania was adopted in the Romanian Parliament on 10 September 1992 as a representative coat of arms for Romania. It is based on the Lesser Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Romania , redesigned by Victor Dima. As a central element it shows a golden aquila holding a cross in its...	1952	26 January 1952
		3 L	122 × 61 mm	Dark brown, green	Value	Coat of arms Coat of arms of Romania The coat of arms of Romania was adopted in the Romanian Parliament on 10 September 1992 as a representative coat of arms for Romania. It is based on the Lesser Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Romania , redesigned by Victor Dima. As a central element it shows a golden aquila holding a cross in its...
		5 L	122 × 65 mm	Dark blue, yellow	Maid	Dam construction scene
		10 L	135 × 73 mm	Red, green	Furnace worker	Quarry scene
		25 L	148 × 80 mm	Dark brown, violet	Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu was a Wallachian Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia. He is also known as Tudor din Vladimiri or — occasionally — as Domnul Tudor .-Background:Tudor was born in Vladimiri, Gorj County in a family of landed peasants...	Harvesting scene
		100 L	168 × 90 mm	Blue	Nicolae Bălcescu Nicolae Balcescu Nicolae Bălcescu was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.-Early life:...	Casa Scânteii Casa Presei Libere Casa Presei Libere is a building in northern Bucharest, Romania, the tallest in the city between 1956 and 2007.A horse race track was built in 1905 on the future site of Casa Presei Libere...

Source:

www.numismatica.as.ro

1966 issue

1966 Series
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main colour	Description		Date of
Obverse	Reverse	Value	Dimensions	Main colour	Obverse	Reverse	printing	issue
		1 L	103 × 52 mm	Brown, yellow	Coat of arms Coat of arms of Romania The coat of arms of Romania was adopted in the Romanian Parliament on 10 September 1992 as a representative coat of arms for Romania. It is based on the Lesser Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Romania , redesigned by Victor Dima. As a central element it shows a golden aquila holding a cross in its...	Value	1966	1 November 1966
		3 L	114 × 57 mm	Dark blue	Coat of arms Coat of arms of Romania The coat of arms of Romania was adopted in the Romanian Parliament on 10 September 1992 as a representative coat of arms for Romania. It is based on the Lesser Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Romania , redesigned by Victor Dima. As a central element it shows a golden aquila holding a cross in its...	Value
		5 L	124 × 62 mm	Light brown	Coat of arms Coat of arms of Romania The coat of arms of Romania was adopted in the Romanian Parliament on 10 September 1992 as a representative coat of arms for Romania. It is based on the Lesser Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Romania , redesigned by Victor Dima. As a central element it shows a golden aquila holding a cross in its...	Port
		10 L	131 × 65 mm	Violet	Coat of arms Coat of arms of Romania The coat of arms of Romania was adopted in the Romanian Parliament on 10 September 1992 as a representative coat of arms for Romania. It is based on the Lesser Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Romania , redesigned by Victor Dima. As a central element it shows a golden aquila holding a cross in its...	Harvesting scene
		25 L	140 × 70 mm	Dark green	Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu was a Wallachian Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia. He is also known as Tudor din Vladimiri or — occasionally — as Domnul Tudor .-Background:Tudor was born in Vladimiri, Gorj County in a family of landed peasants...	Factory
		50 L	145 × 72 mm	Green	Alexandru Ioan Cuza	Palace of Culture, Iaşi Palace of Culture (Iasi) The Palace of Culture is an edifice located in Iaşi, Romania. The building served as Administrative Palace and then Palace of Justice until 1955, when its destination was changed again, being assigned to the four museums nowadays united under the name of Moldova National Museum Complex...
		100 L	153 × 75 mm	Blue	Nicolae Bălcescu Nicolae Balcescu Nicolae Bălcescu was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.-Early life:...	Romanian Athenaeum Romanian Athenaeum The Romanian Athenaeum is a concert hall in the center of Bucharest, Romania and a landmark of the Romanian capital city. Opened in 1888, the ornate, domed, circular building is the city's main concert hall and home of the "George Enescu" Philharmonic and of the George Enescu annual international...

1991–1992 issue

1991 Series
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description		Date of printing
Obverse	Reverse	Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Obverse	Reverse	Date of printing
		500 L	156 × 74 mm	Brown	Constantin Brâncuşi Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brâncuşi was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris...	Constantin Brâncuşi Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brâncuşi was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris...	January 1991
		500 L	156 × 74 mm	Brown			April 1991
		1,000 L	167 × 76 mm	Red, green	Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	Putna Monastery Putna Monastery The Putna monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery, one of the most important cultural, religious and artistic centers established in medieval Moldavia; as with many others, it was built and dedicated by Prince Stephen the Great. Putna was founded on the lands perambulated by the Putna...	September 1991
		5,000 L	172 × 76 mm	Violet	Avram Iancu Avram Iancu Avram Iancu was a Transylvanian Romanian lawyer who played an important role in the local chapter of the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848–1849. He was especially active in the Ţara Moţilor region and the Apuseni Mountains...	Densuş Church Densus Church The Densuş Church in the village of Densuş, Hunedoara County, Romania is one of the oldest Romanian churches still standing.... , Dacian Draco Dacian Draco The Dacian Draco was the standard and ensign of troops of the ancient Eastern European Dacian people, which can be seen in the hands of the soldiers of Decebalus in several scenes depicted on Trajan's Column in Rome, Italy. It has the form of a dragon with open wolf-like jaws containing several... , Gate of Alba Iulia Alba Iulia Alba Iulia is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 66,747, located on the Mureş River. Since the High Middle Ages, the city has been the seat of Transylvania's Roman Catholic diocese. Between 1541 and 1690 it was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania...	March 1992

1992–1994 issue

1992 Series
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description		Date of printing
Obverse	Reverse	Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Obverse	Reverse	Date of printing
		200 L	155 × 76 mm	Light brown	Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa was a Romanian Darwinist biologist who studied the fauna of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. Between 1892 and 1944 he was the director of the Bucharest Natural History Museum, which now bears his name....	Danube Delta Danube Delta The Danube Delta is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and is the best preserved on the continent. The greater part of the Danube Delta lies in Romania , while its northern part, on the left bank of the Chilia arm, is situated in Ukraine . The approximate surface is...	December 1992
		500 L	160 × 76 mm	Green	Constantin Brâncuşi Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brâncuşi was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris...	Sculptures by Brâncuşi	December 1992
		1,000 L	167 × 76 mm	Red, green	Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	Putna Monastery Putna Monastery The Putna monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery, one of the most important cultural, religious and artistic centers established in medieval Moldavia; as with many others, it was built and dedicated by Prince Stephen the Great. Putna was founded on the lands perambulated by the Putna...	May 1993
		5,000 L	172 × 76 mm	Violet	Avram Iancu Avram Iancu Avram Iancu was a Transylvanian Romanian lawyer who played an important role in the local chapter of the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848–1849. He was especially active in the Ţara Moţilor region and the Apuseni Mountains...	Densuş Church Densus Church The Densuş Church in the village of Densuş, Hunedoara County, Romania is one of the oldest Romanian churches still standing.... , Dacian Draco Dacian Draco The Dacian Draco was the standard and ensign of troops of the ancient Eastern European Dacian people, which can be seen in the hands of the soldiers of Decebalus in several scenes depicted on Trajan's Column in Rome, Italy. It has the form of a dragon with open wolf-like jaws containing several... , Gate of Alba Iulia Alba Iulia Alba Iulia is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 66,747, located on the Mureş River. Since the High Middle Ages, the city has been the seat of Transylvania's Roman Catholic diocese. Between 1541 and 1690 it was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania...	May 1993
		10,000 L	180 × 76 mm	Light red	Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	Şuţu Palace	February 1994

1996–2000 issue

1996 Series - paper
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description		Date of
Obverse	Reverse	Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Obverse	Reverse	printing	issue	withdrawal	lapse
		1,000 L	140 × 61 mm	Blue	Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	Ruins of Histria, Linden tree flowers	1998	1 June 1998	17 December 2001	1 February 2002
		5,000 L	145 × 64 mm	Orange	Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	Crucifix	1998	1 June 1998	17 June 2002	1 October 2002
		10,000 L	150 × 67 mm	Green	Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister... , Milkweed gentian	Cathedral of Curtea de Argeş	1999	15 July 1999	16 December 2002	1 July 2003
		50,000 L	155 × 70 mm	Violet	George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical... , Carnation Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus is a species of Dianthus. It is probably native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years. It is the wild ancestor of the garden carnation.It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 80 cm tall... , shape of the map of Romania	The sphinx of Bucegi Mountains, musical chord from "Oedip King"	1996		16 December 2002	1 July 2003
		50,000 L	155 × 70 mm	Violet	George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical... , Carnation Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus is a species of Dianthus. It is probably native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years. It is the wild ancestor of the garden carnation.It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 80 cm tall... , shape of a violin	The sphinx of Bucegi Mountains, musical chord from "Oedip King"	2000	6 March 2000	1 March 2004	1 January 2005
		100,000 L	160 × 73 mm	Red	Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of... , Marshmallow Althaea (genus) Althaea is a genus of 6-12 species of perennial herbs native to Europe and western Asia. It includes Althaea officinalis, also known as the marshmallow plant, whence the fluffy confection got its name. They are found on the banks of rivers and in salt marshes, preferring moist, sandy soils. The...	traditional house from Oltenia Oltenia Oltenia is a historical province and geographical region of Romania, in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river ....	1998	1 June 1998	1 March 2004	1 January 2005

1999–2003 issue

1999 Series - polymer
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description		Date of
Obverse	Reverse	Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Obverse	Reverse	printing	issue	withdrawal	lapse
		2,000 L Two thousand lei (Romanian banknote) In celebration of the total solar eclipse of August 11, 1999, the National Bank of Romania decided to issue a commemorative two thousand Romanian lei banknote. This was the last solar eclipse of the millennium and was visible across southern Romania. Since it was the last eclipse of the...	143 × 63 mm	Blue, yellow, red	Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999	Map of Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...	1999	2 August 1999	1 November 2004	1 April 2005
		10,000 L	150 × 67 mm	Green	Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister... , Milkweed gentian	Cathedral of Curtea de Argeş	2000	18 September 2000	1 January 2007	Indefinite
		50,000 L	155 × 70 mm	Violet	George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical... , Carnation Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus is a species of Dianthus. It is probably native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years. It is the wild ancestor of the garden carnation.It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 80 cm tall...	Romanian Athenaeum Romanian Athenaeum The Romanian Athenaeum is a concert hall in the center of Bucharest, Romania and a landmark of the Romanian capital city. Opened in 1888, the ornate, domed, circular building is the city's main concert hall and home of the "George Enescu" Philharmonic and of the George Enescu annual international... , musical chord from "Oedip King"	2001	14 December 2001
		100,000 L	160 × 73 mm	Orange, light red	Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of... , Marshmallow Althaea (genus) Althaea is a genus of 6-12 species of perennial herbs native to Europe and western Asia. It includes Althaea officinalis, also known as the marshmallow plant, whence the fluffy confection got its name. They are found on the banks of rivers and in salt marshes, preferring moist, sandy soils. The...	traditional house from Oltenia Oltenia Oltenia is a historical province and geographical region of Romania, in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river ....	2001	12 November 2001
		500,000 L	165 × 76 mm	Yellow	Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902... , Edelweiss Edelweiss Edelweiss , Leontopodium alpinum, is a well-known European mountain flower, belonging to the sunflower family.-Names:The common name comes from German edel, meaning "noble", and weiß "white", thus signifying "noble whiteness".The scientific name Leontopodium is a Latin adaptation of Greek...	Vlaicu II airplane design	2000	23 October 2000
		1,000,000 L	168 × 78 mm	Blue	Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist... , Sweet violet Sweet violet Viola odorata is a species of the genus Viola native to Europe and Asia, but has also been introduced to North America and Australasia. It is commonly known as Wood Violet, Sweet Violet, English Violet, Common Violet, or Garden Violet...	National Theatre of Bucharest (old building)	2003	5 December 2003

A 500 lei coin and the 2,000 lei note

Two thousand lei (Romanian banknote)

In celebration of the total solar eclipse of August 11, 1999, the National Bank of Romania decided to issue a commemorative two thousand Romanian lei banknote. This was the last solar eclipse of the millennium and was visible across southern Romania. Since it was the last eclipse of the...

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).

Banknotes of the fourth leu (RON)

The leu notes issued on 1 July 2005 are of equal size to euro banknotes

Euro banknotes

Euro banknotes are the banknotes of the euro, the currency of the eurozone and have been in circulation since 2002. They are issued by the national central banks of the euro area or the European Central Bank...

, 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 old leu notes are rather long and fairly uncomfortable to carry.

The design of the notes follows some common guidelines: the obverse shows a flower native to Romania and the portrait of a Romanian cultural personality; the reverse shows a building or a well-known monument. All banknotes are printed on plastic polymer

Polymer

A polymer is a large molecule composed of repeating structural units. These subunits are typically connected by covalent chemical bonds...

, each in its own colour theme (light green for 1 leu, light purple for 5 lei, light pink and light orange for 10 lei, yellow for 50 lei, blue for 100 lei, dark orange for 200 lei, and light gray for 500 lei). On 14 November 2008 the National Bank of Romania announced the issue of a redesigned 10 lei banknote. The new design implies the offset printing

Offset printing

Offset printing is a commonly used printing technique in which the inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface...

in favor of the intaglio printing used in the 2005 series. Also the transparent window will suffer a shape redesign.

Each banknote also features a small transparent window, in the shape of a distinctive item characterising the activity of the pictured personality, a heraldic symbol for Nicolae Iorga

Nicolae Iorga

Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...

, a music key for George Enescu

George Enescu

George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...

, painting implements for Nicolae Grigorescu

Nicolae Grigorescu

Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...

, an eagle for flying pioneer Aurel Vlaicu

Aurel Vlaicu

Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...

, theater masks for Ion Luca Caragiale

Ion Luca Caragiale

Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...

, a pen point for Lucian Blaga

Lucian Blaga

-Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...

and an hourglass symbolising poetry and time for Mihai Eminescu

Mihai Eminescu

Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...

. Each banknote has a different texture, to be easily recognised in the pocket or by those with visual impairments.

Note that the 200 and 500 lei banknotes see limited usage since they are not dispensed by automated teller machine

Automated teller machine

An automated teller machine or automatic teller machine, also known as a Cashpoint , cash machine or sometimes a hole in the wall in British English, is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public...

2005 Series
Image		Value	Dimensions	Printing Technique	Like which euro	Main Colour	Description		Date of printing
Obverse	Reverse	Value	Dimensions	Printing Technique	Like which euro	Main Colour	Obverse	Reverse	Date of printing
		1 L	120 × 62 mm	Offset Offset printing Offset printing is a commonly used printing technique in which the inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface...	€5	Green	Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister... , Milkweed gentian Gentiana asclepiadea Gentiana asclepiadea is a species of the genus Gentiana. It is native to central and eastern Europe from primarily mountain woodland though it does occur in less wooded open pasture in some areas, perhaps persisting after woodland clearance.One of the larger species within the genus, it produces...	Cathedral of Curtea de Argeş	1 July 2005
		5 L	127 × 67 mm		€10	Violet	George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical... , Carnation Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus is a species of Dianthus. It is probably native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years. It is the wild ancestor of the garden carnation.It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 80 cm tall...	Romanian Athenaeum Romanian Athenaeum The Romanian Athenaeum is a concert hall in the center of Bucharest, Romania and a landmark of the Romanian capital city. Opened in 1888, the ornate, domed, circular building is the city's main concert hall and home of the "George Enescu" Philharmonic and of the George Enescu annual international...	1 July 2005
		10 L	133 × 72 mm	Intaglio Intaglio (printmaking) Intaglio is a family of printmaking techniques in which the image is incised into a surface, known as the matrix or plate, and the incised line or area holds the ink. Normally, copper or zinc plates are used as a surface, and the incisions are created by etching, engraving, drypoint, aquatint or...	€20	Pink, light red	Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of... , Marshmallow Althaea (genus) Althaea is a genus of 6-12 species of perennial herbs native to Europe and western Asia. It includes Althaea officinalis, also known as the marshmallow plant, whence the fluffy confection got its name. They are found on the banks of rivers and in salt marshes, preferring moist, sandy soils. The...	Traditional house from Oltenia Oltenia Oltenia is a historical province and geographical region of Romania, in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river ....	1 July 2005
		10 L	133 × 72 mm	Offset Offset printing Offset printing is a commonly used printing technique in which the inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface...	€20	Pink, light red			1 December 2008
		50 L	140 × 77 mm	intaglio Intaglio (printmaking) Intaglio is a family of printmaking techniques in which the image is incised into a surface, known as the matrix or plate, and the incised line or area holds the ink. Normally, copper or zinc plates are used as a surface, and the incisions are created by etching, engraving, drypoint, aquatint or...	€50	Yellow	Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902... , Edelweiss Edelweiss Edelweiss , Leontopodium alpinum, is a well-known European mountain flower, belonging to the sunflower family.-Names:The common name comes from German edel, meaning "noble", and weiß "white", thus signifying "noble whiteness".The scientific name Leontopodium is a Latin adaptation of Greek...	Vlaicu II airplane design, eagle Eagle Eagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in... head	1 July 2005
		100 L	147 × 82 mm		€100	Blue	Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist... , Sweet violet Sweet violet Viola odorata is a species of the genus Viola native to Europe and Asia, but has also been introduced to North America and Australasia. It is commonly known as Wood Violet, Sweet Violet, English Violet, Common Violet, or Garden Violet...	National Theatre of Bucharest (old building), Statue of Ion Luca Caragiale Statue of Ion Luca Caragiale (Bucharest) A statue of Ion Luca Caragiale, sculpted by Constantin Baraschi, is located on Maria Rosetti Street in central Bucharest, Romania. It is placed in front of the house where the dramatist and short story writer Ion Luca Caragiale once lived.... , by Constantin Baraschi	1 July 2005
		200 L	150 × 82 mm		None	Brown, orange	Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an... , poppies	A watermill Watermill A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :... and the Hamangia Thinker Hamangia culture The Hamangia culture is a Late Neolithic archaeological culture of Dobruja between the Danube and the Black Sea and Muntenia and in the south. It is named after the site of Baia-Hamangia, discovered in 1952 along Lake Golovita....	1 December 2006
		500 L	153 × 82 mm		€200	Blue, violet	Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party... , Tilia Tilia Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The greatest species diversity is found in Asia, and the genus also occurs in Europe and eastern North America, but not western North America...	Central University Library of Iaşi Central University Library of Iasi The Mihai Eminescu Central University Library of Iaşi serves the University of Iaşi in Romania.The library was established on 8 November 1839 and opened on 23 November 1841, carrying on the tradition of the activity and fame of the old library of Academia Vasiliană, founded in 1640...	1 July 2005

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