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However, inflation meant that, in 1935, smaller silver 250 lei coins were introduced with nickel 100 lei coins being issued in 1936, followed by nickel 50 lei in 1937. In 1941 and 1942, zinc 2, 5 and 20 lei coins were introduced, together with silver 200 and 500 lei.
These coins bear a lion on them (hence Dutch leeuwendaalder, German löwenthaler) and the name of the coin became abbreviated known as leu (plural lei), which is still the name of the Romanian and Moldovan currencies. The Ottomans minted coins imitating the Dutch silver daalders and these coins were known as piaștri, Piastre.
The Romanian leu (Romanian pronunciation:, plural lei; ISO code: RON; numeric code: 946) is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani ( Romanian pronunciation: [banʲ] , singular: ban [ban] ), a word that also means "money" in the Romanian language .
ROMANIA * ROMANIA * Value, coat of arms, "ROMANIA", year of minting Aurel Vlaicu, 1910 (year of first Romanian flight), years of birth and death of Aurel Vlaicu 25 October 2010 BU 100 years since the first Romanian flight made by Aurel Vlaicu, with a self-built machine proof 5,000 100 lei: 21 mm: 6.452 g: Gold 900‰ milled
The State Mint (Romanian: Monetăria Statului) is the national mint of Romania. It has its headquarters in Bucharest and produces (mints) the coins in circulation in Romania, commemorative medals, and the civil and military orders (state decorations).
The ten-bani coin is a coin of the Romanian leu.It was reintroduced on 1 July 2005 and is the second-largest denomination coin in Romania. In addition to Romania, it has been minted in the United Kingdom (1867), Belgium (1900, 1905-1906), Germany (1906) and Russia (1952).