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Romanian
Ban ; Bancuta; Banu; Kreuzer; Leu
The leu is the currency of Romania.It is subdivided into 100 bani
In the eighteen century state notes were introduced of 5, 10, 20, 50,
100 and 500 lei. In 1880, these notes were overstamped for issue by the
Banca Nationala a Romanei, which began to issue regular notes in 1881 in
denominations of 20, 100 and 1000 lei.
In the nineteen century 5 lei notes were reintroduced, followed by 1 and 2 lei notes and 500 lei in 1916. The Ministry of Finance issued very small
sized notes for 10, 25 and 50 bani in 1917. 500 lei notes were
introduced in 1940, followed by 10,000 and 100,000 lei in 1945 and 1 and
5 million lei in 1947. In 1945, the Ministry of Finance issued 20 and
100 lei notes to replace those of the Banca Nationala.
In the forties the Ministry of Finance introduced 20 lei notes and Banca
Naţională a Romāniei introduced 100, 500 and 1000 lei notes. In 1949,
Banca Republicii Populare Romāne took over the production of paper money
and issued 500 and 1000 lei notes.
In the fifties the Ministry of Finance introduced notes for 1, 3 and 5 lei,
and the Banca Republicii Populare Romane introduced 10, 25 and 100 lei
notes. In 1966, the Banca Nationala a Republicii Socialiste Romania took
over the production of all paper money, issuing notes for 1, 3, 5, 10,
25, 50 and 100 lei.
In 1991, 500 and 1000 lei notes were introduced, followed by 200 and
5000 lei notes, 10,000 lei , 50,000 lei , 100,000
lei , 500,000 lei and 1 million lei in 2003. There was
also a 2000 lei note, introduced in 1999; it celebrated the total solar
eclipse that occurred on August 11th, 1999. The final issues of the
2000, 10,000, 50,000, 100,000, 500,000 and 1 million lei were polymer
notes.followed by 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 200 and 500 lei. notes
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