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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.
In 1978, an aluminum 5 leu coin was introduced. These denominations remained in use until 1991, particularly the 5 lei, following the lifting of state-mandated exchange rates and price controls. 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.
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).
In 1960, a new coinage was introduced, consisting of 15 and 25 bani, with 5 bani, 1 and 3 lei coins added in 1963. All were struck in nickel-clad steel. In 1975, aluminium replaced steel in the 5 and 15 bani, with the same change happening for the 25 bani in 1982. Aluminium 5 lei were introduced in 1978.
Romania's national currency is the leu.After Romania joined the European Union (EU) in 2007, the country became required to replace the leu with the euro once it meets all four euro convergence criteria, as stated in article 140 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. [1]
5 bani coin from 2008. The present five-bani coin was introduced on 1 July 2005 as Romania redenominated its currency by 10,000 old lei to one new, thus replacing the old 500 lei coin. Early versions of the coin from its first year, 2005, have a diameter that is 0.05mm narrower. [9]
All de facto present currencies in Europe, and an incomplete list of the preceding currency, are listed here. In Europe, the most commonly used currency is the euro (used by 26 countries); any country entering the European Union (EU) is expected to join the eurozone [ 1 ] when they meet the five convergence criteria. [ 2 ]
5 Mauritius: Mauritian rupee: Re or Rs (pl.) MUR Cent: 100 Mexico: Mexican peso $ MXN Centavo: 100 Micronesia: United States dollar $ USD Cent: 100 Moldova: Moldovan leu: Leu or Lei (pl.) MDL Ban: 100 Monaco: Euro € EUR Cent: 100 Mongolia: Mongolian tögrög ₮ MNT Möngö: 100 Montenegro: Euro € EUR Cent: 100 Montserrat: Eastern Caribbean ...