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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).
On 1 July 2005, the leu was revalued at the rate of 10,000 "old" lei (ROL) for one "new" leu (RON), thus psychologically bringing the purchasing power of the leu back in line with those of other major Western currencies. The term chosen for the action was "denominare", similar to the English term "redenomination". The adjustment was a difficult ...
Fourth leu - RON (since 2005) banknote issue: 2005 (redesigned issue of the former 1.000.000 lei banknote, whereas 1.000.000 third lei = 100 fourth lei) Obverse
The leu (Romanian pronunciation:, plural lei; sign: L; ISO 4217 code: MDL) is the currency of Moldova. Like the Romanian leu , the Moldovan leu is subdivided into 100 bani ( sg. ban). The name of the currency originates from a Romanian word which means "lion".
Third leu - ROL(1952-2005) banknote issue: 1952; coin issue: 1963; banknote issue: 1966; coin issues: 1966 (actually minted in 1967, re-issue of the 1963 design), 1992, 1993 (re-issues: 1994, 1995, 1996) Fourth leu - RON (since 2005) banknote issue: 2005 (redesigned issue of the former 10.000 lei banknote, whereas 10.000 third lei = 1 fourth leu)
Moldovan leu: 0.8821 rubles; Romanian leu: 3.5 rubles; On 11 February 2009, the exchange rate was set to 9 Transnistrian rubles per dollar. It was changed to 9.40 rubles on 5 March 2010, 9.80 on 24 September 2010, and 10.20 on 14 December 2010. By 2013, the value of the ruble had dropped to 11.10 rubles per dollar.
The two hundred lei banknote is one of the circulating denomination of the Romanian leu. [1]The main color of the banknote is orange. It pictures, on the obverse a poet, Lucian Blaga, and on the reverse a watermill and a figurine known in Romania as the Thinker of Hamangia (Romanian: Gânditorul de la Hamangia).
The 500 lei coins were very thick (about 0.3 cm). Despite their small value, it took only a handful of such coins to fill one's pocket. They were also made of poor material and could be occasionally found with bite marks. The 1000 lei coin was considered too small and was also cheaply made, and the 5000 lei coin was not circular (it was a ...