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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.
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.
A 500 lei coin and the 2,000 lei note 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).
1,000 Pesos 1989 Mexico: 50 Yuan 1990 China: 5 Lei 1991 Moldova: 10 Lei 1991 Moldova: 200 Escudos 1991 ... Pounds 1997 United Kingdom: 5 Colones 1997
The reason was rather to confiscate money from the people than practical (highest denominations were 100 rubles, 1000 lei and 5000 Kč, so not something imposible to handle), the typical Russian 1-3-5-10-25-50-100 denomination system was adopted (only a 50 lei note is missing, but I bet it exists as printer's proof) with 1-3-5 being state note ...
1 ⁄ 1000 or 1 ⁄ 100 of various ... Sudanese and Syrian pounds and Turkish lira) leu lei: leu Romanian leu; Moldovan leu; Leu is the singular and Lei is the plural ...
Leu or Lei (pl.) RON Ban: 100 Russia: Russian ruble ₽ RUB Kopeck: 100 Rwanda: Rwandan franc: FRw RWF Centime: 100 Saba: United States dollar [F] $ USD Cent: 100 Sahrawi Republic [I] Moroccan dirham: DH MAD Centime: 100 Sahrawi peseta: Pta or Pts (pl.) (none) Centime: 100 Saint Helena: Saint Helena pound £ SHP Penny: 100 Sterling £ GBP Penny ...