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In 1941 and 1942, zinc 2, 5 and 20 lei coins were introduced, together with silver 200 and 500 lei. Nickel-clad-steel 100 lei followed in 1943, with brass 200 and 500 lei issued in 1945. In 1946 and 1947, a new coinage was issued consisting of aluminium 500 lei, brass 2000 and 10,000 lei, and silver 25,000 and 100,000 lei.
In 1914, five leu notes were reintroduced, followed by one and two leu notes in 1915 and 500 lei in 1916. The Ministry of Finance issued very small-sized notes for 10, 25 and 50 bani in 1917. 5,000 lei notes were introduced in 1940, followed by 10,000 and 100,000 lei in 1945 and 1,000,000 and 5,000,000 lei in 1947.
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).
The five lei banknote is one of the circulating denomination of the Romanian leu.It is the same size as the 10 Euro banknote.. The main color of the banknote is purple. It pictures, on the obverse composer and violinist George Enescu, and on the reverse the Romanian Athenaeum, headquarters of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, a piano, and a line from his opera, Œdipe.
200 lei 24 mm 6 g silver 0.835 "MIHAI I REGELE ROMANILOR" ("Michael I of Romania King of Romania"), effigy of the King 1942 200 lei 27 mm 7.5 g brass wreath, crown on top, denomination in the middle 1945 These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table.
The five hundred lei banknote is the highest of the circulating denomination of the Romanian leu. It is the same size as the 200 Euro banknote. The main color of the banknote is gray. It pictures, on the obverse poet Mihai Eminescu, and on the reverse the University of Iași Library, and the front page of the Timpul newspaper.
The making and giving of lei is so special in Hawaii that there is an entire day dedicated to it each year on May 1: Lei Day. What is Lei Day — and why is it celebrated in Hawaii?
Denomination, year of minting, the letters "R" and "M" in latent image, and part of the coat of arms on the background 2018 April 2018 2 lei: 23.7 mm: 2.2 mm: 6.7 g: Reeded Male-faced Sun, part of an aurochs' head, coat of arms, state title 5 lei: 24.4 mm: 2.25 mm: 7.1 g: Center plug: Nickel-plated steel Outer ring: Brass-plated steel