Ten lei

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Ten lei
(Romania)
Value10 Romanian lei
Width133 mm
Height72 mm
Security features watermark, security thread, transparent window, microprinting, blacklight printing, gold-like overprint, EURion constellation
Material usedpolymer
Years of printingsince 2005
Obverse
2008 10 RON banknote front.jpg
Design Nicolae Grigorescu, Marshmallow, paintbrush, palette
Designer National Bank of Romania
Design date2005, revised in 2008
Reverse
2008 10 RON banknote back.jpg
DesignTraditional house from Oltenia, part from the Rodica painting
Designer National Bank of Romania
Design date2005, revised in 2008

The ten lei banknote is one of the circulating denominations of the Romanian leu. It is the same size as the 20 Euro banknote.

The main color of the banknote is pink. It depicts painter Nicolae Grigorescu on the obverse and a traditional house from Oltenia on the reverse, and a detail from the painting Rodica.

The original issue was printed using the intaglio technique. On 1 December 2008, the National Bank of Romania issued a second, revised banknote. It is printed using the offset printing technique (like the one leu and five lei banknotes). The official reason was the prevention of counterfeiting. [1] The new series shares the design with the previous series, the main difference being in the printing technique and the corresponding security features. As a result of the different printing technique, the second series appear lighter coloured than the first series.

History

In the past, the denomination was also in the coin form, as follows:

First leu (1867–1947)

Second leu (1947–1952)

Third leu – ROL (1952–2005)

Fourth leu – RON (since 2005)

Earlier versions of the 10 lei banknote.

ROL 10 1952 obverse.jpg ROL 10 1952 reverse.jpg
ObverseReverse
1952 10 lei issue
ROL 10 1966 obverse.jpg ROL 10 1966 reverse.jpg
ObverseReverse
1966 10 lei issue
10 lei. Romania, 2008 a.jpg 10 lei. Romania, 2008 b.jpg
ObverseReverse
The 2005 original new leu issue

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References

National Bank of Romania website

  1. (in Romanian) BNR press release