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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.
History of the Romanian coinage – replica of the first pol (equal to 20 lei) koson 20 mm 8.5 g Gold 999‰ irregular 21 February 2005 History of the Romanian coinage – replica of a koson (Dacian coin) 500 lei: 37 mm: 31.1030 g: Silver 999‰ smooth 8 April 2005 500 125 years since the founding of the National Bank of Romania: 35 mm Gold 999‰
In celebration of the total solar eclipse of August 11, 1999, the National Bank of Romania (BNR) decided to issue a commemorative two thousand Romanian lei banknote. This was the last solar eclipse of the millennium and was visible across southern Romania . [ 1 ]
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, postwar inflation brought the exchange rate even lower, and a new coinage was issued consisting of aluminum 500 lei, brass 2,000, and ...
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).
Most coins are worth their face value, but others are different story. ... “The graded option — only circa 2,000 produced — of this release was initially available at circa £2,200.00 in ...
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.
According to CoinHub, there’s a high extra leaf on the corn and one of these coins with a mint state of 66 recently sold for $2,530, but Rob Paulsen Coin said most prices range from $95 to $300.