Romanian leu
The leu (Romanian: leu) is the official currency unit of Romania, which has been in use since the founding of the National Bank of Romania in 1880. One leu it is divided into 100 bani (singular ban). The ISO 4217 code for the Romanian leu is RON.
In Spanish the plural of leu is leus, and the Romanian form lei should be avoided.
History
In the 17th century, in the Romanian states, the Dutch thaler (leeuwendaalder) was used as currency, a coin in which a lion appeared, for which reason the word lei (plural of lion in Romanian) to denominate money, a denomination that remained after the use of the thaler ceased.
Since July 1, 2005, the new leu (RON) came into circulation, replacing the old leu (ROL), equaling 1 new leu to 10,000 "old" lei. The "new" lei coexisted until December 31, 2006 with the banknotes and coins of the "old" (in brackets its equivalence in the new leu):
Coins
The currently circulating coins of the Romanian leu are:
| New Romanian leu coins (2005 series) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Value | Technical parameters | Description | Date of Accumation | ||||||
| Diameter | Grosor | Weight | Membership | Borde | Reverse | Reversal | ||||
 | 1 b | 16.75 mm | 1.6 mm | 2.4 | Latonated steel | Liso | Arms Shield, Year of Acution | Value | 1 July 2005 | |
 | 5 b | 18.25 mm | 1.6 mm | 2.8 g | Steel pressed in copper | Striated | Arms Shield, Year of Acution | Value | 1 July 2005 | |
 | 10 b | 20.50 mm | 1.8 mm | 4.0 g | Nickel steel | Striated and smooth | Arms Shield, Year of Acution | Value | 1 July 2005 | |
 | 50 b | 23.75 mm | 1.9 mm | 6.1 g | 80% copper 15% zinc 5% nickel | "ROMANIA * ROMANIA * | Arms Shield, Year of Acution | Value | 1 July 2005 | |
Tickets
Description of "new" law of legal circulation:
| Value | Image | Dimensions (millimeters) | Main Color | Description | First Series | Latest Series | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reverse | Reversal | Reverse | Reversal | |||||
| 1 Leu |  |  | 120 × 62 | Green | The writer and historian Nicolae Iorga and flowers of genciana | Cathedral of the Monastery of Curtea de Arges an eagle with a cross in the peak and a symbol with an NR and an oval in the center | Series 2005 | |
| 5 lei |  |  | 127 × 67 | Violeta | To the left coat of arms of the country. In the center a carnation, musical notes and a violin. To the right portrait of composer George Enescu (1881-1955) | On the left the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest. Upstairs fragment of the score of the Opera King of Enescu. Piano to the center on the right. | ||
| 10 lei |  |  | 133 × 72 | Rose and Orange | The painter Nicolae Grigorescu, a malvarrosa, a brush and a paint palette | House of the region of Oltenia and painting "Rodica" (a country girl with basket) | Series 2005 | Series 2008 |
| 20 lei |  |  | 136 x 77 | Green olive | The heroine Ecaterina Teodoroiu | The mausoleum of Marasesti and a representation of the victory | Series 2021 | |
| 50 lei |  |  | 140 × 77 | Yellow | The engineer and pilot Aurel Vlaicu, a flower of edelweiss and a propeller | Eagle head and aircraft design "Vlaicu II", background design of a radial motor | Series 2005 | |
| 100 lei |  |  | 147 × 82 | Blue | The playwright Ion Luca Caragiale, a violet and a comedy mask | Teatro Nacional in Bucharest, statue of the playwright and a mask of tragedy | ||
| 200 lei |  |  | 150 × 82 | Yellow | The Romanian poet, playwright and philosopher Lucian Blaga, a poem by Blaga in a book | A water mill and the thinker of Hamangia culture. | Series 2006 | |
| 500 lei |  |  | 153 × 82 | Green | The poet Mihai Eminescu, a flower of til, pen and tintero and a clock of sand | The University Library of Iaşi, background first page of the newspaper "Timpul" of the period of the poet | Series 2005 | |