Banknotes of the Romanian leu

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Since 1867 there have been four successive currencies in Romania known as the leu (plural lei). This article details the banknotes denominated in the leu and its subdivision the ban since 1917, with images.

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Banknotes of the first leu (ROL)

1877 issue

1877 Bilet Hypothecar Series
ImageValueDimensionsMain ColourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseObverseReverseprintingissuewithdrawal
5 LBlue187712 June 1877June 1889 [1]
10 L
20 L
50 L
100 L
500 L
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

1909–1916 issue

1909–1916 Series
ImageValueDimensionsMain ColourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseObverseReverseprintingissue
1 leu 1915 obverse.jpg 1 leu 1915 reverse.jpg 1 L
2 L
5 L
20 lei 1920 obverse.jpg 20 lei 1920 reverse.jpg 20 L
100 L
500 L
1000 L
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

German occupation WWI issue

1917 German Occupation Series
ImageValueDimensionsMain ColourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseObverseReverseprintingissuewithdrawal
25 bani BGR 1917 obverse.jpg 25 bani BGR 1917 reverse.jpg 25 b19171917
50 bani BGR 1917 obverse.jpg 50 bani BGR 1917 reverse.jpg 50 b
1 leu BGR 1917 obverse.jpg 1 leu BGR 1917 reverse.jpg 1 L
2 L
5 L
20 L
100 L
1000 L
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

1917 issue ("paper coins")

Issued in Iași, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the ban (pl. bani).

1917 Series
ImageValueDimensionsMain ColourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseObverseReverseprintingissue
ROM-69-Emergency WWI-10 Bani (1917).jpg
ROM-69-Emergency WWI-10 Bani (1917).jpg
10 b33 × 44 mmgreen King Ferdinand Coat of arms 1917
ROM-70-Emergency WWI-25 Bani (1917).jpg
ROM-70-Emergency WWI-25 Bani (1917).jpg
25 b39 × 51 mmgreen, yellow King Ferdinand Coat of arms 1917
ROM-71-Emergency WWI-50 Bani (1917).jpg
ROM-71-Emergency WWI-50 Bani (1917).jpg
50 b45 × 60 mmgreen, orange King Ferdinand Coat of arms 1917

1920 issue

1920 Series
ImageValueDimensionsMain ColourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseObverseReverseprintingissue
1 leu 1920 avers.jpg 1 leu 1920 revers.jpg 1 L78 × 55blueindustrial landscape, value, maid Coat of arms, Capitoline Wolf, Decebal, Trajan 192017 July 1920
2 lei 1920 avers.jpg 2 lei 1920 revers.jpg 2 L104 × 68bluemaid, value, vulture Coat of arms, two Romanian soldiers
5 Lei 1920 obverse.jpg 5 Lei 1920 reverse.jpg 5 L133 × 81blue, red, violet Coat of arms, value, peasant lady spinning woolmaid and child in a loom, value25 March 1920
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

1934–1947 issue

The 5,000, 10,000, 100,000 (1946), 1,000,000, and 5,000,000 lei banknotes from the 1943–1947 series had the left edge wavy.

1922–1947 Series
ImageValueDimensionsMain ColourDescriptionDate of printing and issue
ObverseReverseObverseReverseWatermark
500 lei 1922 - 1941 avers.jpg 500 lei 1922 - 1941 revers.jpg 500 L157 × 86brownRomanian peasant women, the small coat of arms, value Peleș Castle continuous rows BNR1934–1942
1000 lei 1928 - 1939 avers.jpg 1000 lei 1928 - 1939 revers.jpg 1,000 L183 × 104brown, greenRomanian peasant women, valueRomanian peasant women King Carol II 1936–1940
1000 lei 1943 avers.jpg 1000 lei 1943 revers.jpg green, purple Nerva Traian 1941–1945
2000 lei 1941 avers.jpg 2000 lei 1941 revers.jpg 2,000 L201 × 113brownRomanian peasant women, valueRomanian peasant women, the middle coat of arms, industrial landscape, Peleș Castle (in the background) Nerva Traian 1941
2000 lei 1944 avers.jpg 2000 lei 1944 revers.jpg continuous rows BNR1943–1945
5000 lei 1943 avers.jpg 5000 lei 1943 revers.jpg 5,000 L166 × 91blue Decebal, Nerva Traian, the middle coat of arms,industrial, urban and rural landscape Nerva Traian 1943
5000 lei 1945 avers.jpg 5000 lei 1945 revers.jpg continuous rows BNR1945
10000 lei 1946 avers.jpg 10000 lei 1946 revers.jpg 10,000 L194 × 107brown, pinkRomanian peasant women, the middle coat of arms, valueRomanian peasant women, the middle coat of arms continuous rows BNR1945–1946
100000 lei 1946 avers.jpg 100000 lei 1946 revers.jpg 100,000 L187 × 90blue, greenRomanian peasant women, valueRomanian peasant women, valuecontinuous rows BNR1946
100000 lei 1947 avers.jpg 100000 lei 1947 revers.jpg 100,000 L182 × 88pink, orange Decebal, Nerva Traian, valueRomanian peasants, the middle coat of arms, valuecontinuous rows BNR1947
1000000 lei 1947 avers.jpg 1000000 lei 1947 revers.jpg 1,000,000 L190 × 90green, blue Decebal, Nerva Traian, valueRomanian peasants, the middle coat of arms, valuecontinuous rows BNR1947
5 milioane lei 1947 obverse.jpg 5 milioane lei 1947 reverse.jpg 5,000,000 L205x105yellow, brown Capitoline Wolf, valueRomanian peasants, value1947
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

Red Army 1944 issue

1944 Red Army Occupation Series
ImageValueDimensionsMain ColourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseObverseReverseprintingissuewithdrawal
5 L115 x 60 mmBlue194419441 October 1944
10 L160 x 80 mmBrown
20 L170 x 85 mmBlue
100 L186 x 100 mmBrown-olive
500 L195 x 104 mmBrown
1000 L200 x 105 mmRed
5000 L205 x 102 mmBlue
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

Banknotes of the second leu (ROS)

Kingdom of Romania

1947 Series
ImageValueDimensionsMain ColourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseObverseReverseissuewithdrawallapse
20 lei 1947 obverse.jpg 20 lei 1947 reverse.jpg 20 L Trajan and Decebal 15 August 194730 January 19521 February 1952
100 lei 1947 obverse.jpg 100 lei 1947 reverse.jpg 100 LBrownthree workers holding a hammer, a bunch of wheat and a torch"Romania"
500 LbrownRomanian peasant woman
1000 lei 1948 obverse.jpg 1000 lei 1948 reverse.jpg 1000 LLesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Romania, replaced since 1948 by the coat of arms of the People's Republic of Romania
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

People's Republic of Romania

1948 Series
ImageValueDimensionsMain ColourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseObverseReverseissuewithdrawallapse
20 lei (1950) - front.jpg 20 lei (1950) - reverse.jpg 20 L×  mmBrown, greenmaiden Coat of arms 15 October 194830 January 19521 February 1952
500 lei 1949 obverse.jpg 500 lei 1949 reverse.jpg 500 LRed Horea, Cloșca and Crișan Factory
1000 lei 1950 obverse.jpg 1000 lei 1950 reverse.jpg 1000 LBlue Nicolae Bălcescu River natural scene
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

Banknotes of the third leu (ROL)

1952 issue

1952 Series
ImageValueDimensionsMain ColourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseObverseReverseprintingissuewithdrawal
ROL 1 1952 obverse.jpg ROL 1 1952 reverse.jpg 1 L118 × 57 mmBrown, yellowValue Coat of arms January 195228 January 195216 April 1970
ROL 3 1952 obverse.jpg ROL 3 1952 reverse.jpg 3 L122 × 61 mmDark brown, greenValue Coat of arms
ROL 5 1952 obverse.jpg ROL 5 1952 reverse.jpg 5 L122 × 65 mmDark blue, yellowMaidDam construction scene
ROL 10 1952 obverse.jpg ROL 10 1952 reverse.jpg 10 L135 × 73 mmRed, greenFurnace workerQuarry scene
25 lei 1952 obverse.jpg 25 lei 1952 reverse.jpg 25 L148 × 80 mmDark brown, violet Tudor Vladimirescu Harvesting scene
ROL 100 1952 obverse.jpg ROL 100 1952 reverse.jpg 100 L168 × 90 mmBlue Nicolae Bălcescu Casa Scânteii
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

1966 issue

1966 Series
ImageValueDimensionsMain colourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseObverseReverseprintingissuewithdrawal
ROL 1 1966 obverse.jpg ROL 1 1966 reverse.jpg 1 L103 × 52 mmBrown, yellow Coat of arms Value19661 November 196615 December 1996 (no longer in circulation since 1970–1972)
ROL 3 1966 obverse.jpg ROL 3 1966 reverse.jpg 3 L114 × 57 mmDark blue Coat of arms Value
ROL 5 1966 obverse.jpg ROL 5 1966 reverse.jpg 5 L124 × 62 mmLight brown Coat of arms Port15 December 1996 (no longer in circulation since 1984–1986)
ROL 10 1966 obverse.jpg ROL 10 1966 reverse.jpg 10 L131 × 65 mmViolet Coat of arms Harvesting scene1990–1992
ROL 25 1966 obverse.jpg ROL 25 1966 reverse.jpg 25 L140 × 70 mmDark green Tudor Vladimirescu Factory (Coke ovens of the Hunedoara Steelworks)
ROL 50 1966 obverse.jpg ROL 50 1966 reverse.jpg 50 L145 × 72 mmGreen Alexandru Ioan Cuza Palace of Culture, Iași
ROL 100 1966 obverse.jpg ROL 100 1966 reverse.jpg 100 L153 × 75 mmBlue Nicolae Bălcescu Romanian Athenaeum
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

1991–1992 issue

1991 Series
ImageValueDimensionsMain ColourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseObverseReverseprintingwithdrawal
ROL 500 1991 obverse.jpg ROL 500 1991 reverse.jpg 500 L156 × 74 mmBrown Constantin Brâncuși Constantin Brâncuși January 19911993
April 1991
ROL 1000 1991 obverse.jpg ROL 1000 1991 reverse.jpg 1,000 L167 × 76 mmRed, green Mihai Eminescu Putna Monastery September 19911 April 1999
ROL 5000 1992 obverse.jpg ROL 5000 1992 reverse.jpg 5,000 L172 × 76 mmViolet Avram Iancu Densuș Church, Dacian Draco, Gate of Alba Iulia CitadelMarch 1992
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

1992–1994 issue

1992 Series
ImageValueDimensionsMain ColourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseObverseReverseprintingwithdrawal
ROL 200 1992 obverse.jpg ROL 200 1992 reverse.jpg 200 L155 × 76 mmLight brown Grigore Antipa Danube Delta December 1992October 1993
ROL 500 1992 obverse.jpg ROL 500 1992 reverse.jpg 500 L160 × 76 mmGreen Constantin Brâncuși Sculptures by BrâncușiDecember 199216 December 1999
ROL 1000 1993 obverse.jpg ROL 1000 1993 reverse.jpg 1,000 L167 × 76 mmRed, green Mihai Eminescu Putna Monastery May 19931 April 1999
5000 lei 1993 obverse.jpg 5000 lei 1993 reverse.jpg 5,000 L172 × 76 mmViolet Avram Iancu Densuș Church, Dacian Draco, Gate of Alba Iulia CitadelMay 1993
ROL 10000 1994 obverse.jpg ROL 10000 1994 reverse.jpg 10,000 L180 × 76 mmLight red Nicolae Iorga Șuțu Palace February 199416 December 2000
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

1996–2000 issue

1996 Series - paper
ImageValueDimensionsMain ColourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseObverseReverseprintingissuewithdrawallapse
ROL 1000 1998 obverse.jpg ROL 1000 1998 reverse.jpg 1,000 L140 × 61 mmBlue Mihai Eminescu Ruins of Histria, Linden tree flowers19981 June 199817 December 20011 February 2002
5000 lei 1998 obverse.jpg 5000 lei 1998 reverse.jpg 5,000 L145 × 64 mmOrange Lucian Blaga Crucifix17 June 20021 October 2002
ROL 10000 1999 obverse.jpg ROL 10000 1999 reverse.jpg 10,000 L150 × 67 mmGreen Nicolae Iorga, Milkweed gentian Cathedral of Curtea de Argeș 199915 July 199916 December 20021 July 2003
50000 lei 1996 obverse.jpg 50000 lei 1996 reverse.jpg 50,000 L155 × 70 mmViolet George Enescu, Carnation, irregular shape with safety featureThe Sphinx of Bucegi Mountains, musical chord from "Oedip King"199620 November 1996
ROL 50000 2000 obverse.jpg ROL 50000 2000 reverse.jpg George Enescu, Carnation, shape of a violin20006 March 20001 June 20041 January 2005
ROL 100000 1998 obverse.jpg ROL 100000 1998 reverse.jpg 100,000 L160 × 73 mmRed Nicolae Grigorescu, Marshmallow traditional house from Oltenia, scene from the "Rodica" painting19981 June 1998
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

1999–2003 issue

1999 Series - polymer
ImageValueDimensionsMain ColourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseObverseReverseprintingissuewithdrawallapse
ROL 2000 1999 obverse.jpg ROL 2000 1999 reverse.jpg 2,000 L 143 × 63 mmBlue, yellow, red Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999 Map of Romania 19992 August 199930 November 200431 March 2005
ROL 10000 2000 obverse.jpg ROL 10000 2000 reverse.jpg 10,000 L150 × 67 mmGreen Nicolae Iorga, Milkweed gentian Cathedral of Curtea de Argeș 200018 September 20001 January 2007Indefinite
ROL 50000 2001 obverse.jpg ROL 50000 2001 reverse.jpg 50,000 L155 × 70 mmViolet George Enescu, Carnation Romanian Athenaeum, musical chord from "Oedip King"200114 December 2001
ROL 100000 2001 obverse.jpg ROL 100000 2001 reverse.jpg 100,000 L160 × 73 mmOrange, light red Nicolae Grigorescu, Marshmallow traditional house from Oltenia, scene from the "Rodica" painting12 November 2001
ROL 500000 2000 obverse.jpg ROL 500000 2000 reverse.jpg 500,000 L165 × 76 mmYellow Aurel Vlaicu, Edelweiss Vlaicu II airplane design200023 October 2000
ROL 1000000 2003 obverse.jpg ROL 1000000 2003 reverse.jpg 1,000,000 L168 × 78 mmBlue Ion Luca Caragiale, Sweet violet National Theatre of Bucharest (old building)20035 December 2003
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

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).

Banknotes of the fourth leu (RON)

The leu notes issued on 1 July 2005 are of equal size to euro banknotes, so that machines will need less refitting once Romania joins the euro zone. This decision was taken after a lot of debate, and with some opposition, the initial decision being to make them even smaller, similar to the 1966 series. The old leu notes were rather long and fairly uncomfortable to carry.

The design of the notes follows some common guidelines: the obverse shows a flower native to Romania and the portrait of a Romanian cultural personality; the reverse shows a building or a well-known monument. All banknotes are printed on plastic polymer, each in its own colour theme (light green for 1 leu, light purple for 5 lei, light pink and light orange for 10 lei, yellow for 50 lei, blue for 100 lei, dark orange for 200 lei, and light gray for 500 lei). On 14 November 2008 the National Bank of Romania announced the issue of a redesigned 10 lei banknote. The new design employs offset printing in favor of the intaglio printing used in the 2005 series. Also the transparent window will undergo a shape redesign. [2]

Each banknote also features a small transparent window, in the shape of a distinctive item characterising the activity of the pictured personality, a heraldic symbol for Nicolae Iorga, a music key for George Enescu, painting implements for Nicolae Grigorescu, an eagle for flying pioneer Aurel Vlaicu, theater masks for Ion Luca Caragiale, a pen point for Lucian Blaga and an hourglass symbolising poetry and time for Mihai Eminescu. Each banknote has a different texture, to be easily recognised in the pocket or by those with visual impairments.

Note that the 500 lei banknotes see limited usage since they are not dispensed by automated teller machines.

On 21 December 2017, the National Bank of Romania announced that beginning with 1 January 2018, all the banknotes and coins will feature the new version of the coat of arms. All other features (portraits, security etc.) remain unchanged. [3] The banknotes will feature the date of issue 1 January 2018, and will be released as demanded. The 1 July 2005, 1 December 2006, and 1 December 2008 issues will continue to be legal tender and circulate in parallel with the revised banknotes.

On 31 July 2019, the National Bank of Romania announced that it planned to issue the 20 lei banknote, which will feature Ecaterina Teodoroiu, in 2020. [4] In November 2021 the National Bank of Romania announced that the 20 lei banknote bearing Ecaterina Teodoroiu's portrait would be issued on 1 December 2021. [5] [6]

2005, 2006, 2008, and 2018 Series
ImageValueSizePrinting TechniqueMain ColourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseDimensionsSame size asObverseReversePrintingIssue
Romanian 1-Leu bill (front).jpg 1 leu. Romania, 2005 b.jpg 1 L 120 × 62 mm €5 Offset GreenCoat of arms of Romania (1992-2016) Nicolae Iorga, Milkweed gentian Cathedral of Curtea de Argeș 2005-20171 July 2005
Coat of arms of Romania (2016–present)2018–present1 January 2018
5 lei. Romania, 2005 a.jpg 5 lei. Romania, 2005 b.jpg 5 L 127 × 67 mm €10 VioletCoat of arms of Romania (1992-2016) George Enescu, Carnation Romanian Athenaeum 2005-20171 July 2005
Coat of arms of Romania (2016–present)2018–present1 January 2018
10 lei. Romania, 2008 a.jpg 10 lei. Romania, 2008 b.jpg 10 L 133 × 72 mm €20 Intaglio Pink and light redCoat of arms of Romania (1992-2016) Nicolae Grigorescu, Althaea Traditional house from Oltenia, Nicolae Grigorescu painting Rodica 2005-20071 July 2005
2008 10 RON banknote front.jpg 2008 10 RON banknote back.jpg Offset 2008-20171 December 2008
Coat of arms of Romania (2016–present)2018–present1 January 2018
20 lei. Romania, 2021 a.jpg 20 lei. Romania, 2021 b.jpg 20 L 136 × 77 mmN/A Intaglio Olive greenCoat of arms of Romania (2016–present) Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Crocus flavus Mausoleum of Mărășești, Victoria as depicted on the Romanian Victory Medal 2021–present1 December 2021
50 lei. Romania, 2005 a.jpg 50 lei. Romania, 2005 b.jpg 50 L 140 × 77 mm €50 YellowCoat of arms of Romania (1992-2016) Aurel Vlaicu, Edelweiss Vlaicu II airplane design, eagle head2005-20171 July 2005
Coat of arms of Romania (2016–present)2018–present1 January 2018
100 lei. Romania, 2005 a.jpg 100 lei. Romania, 2005 b.jpg 100 L 147 × 82 mm €100 (1st series)BlueCoat of arms of Romania (1992-2016) Ion Luca Caragiale, Sweet violet National Theatre of Bucharest (old building), Statue of Ion Luca Caragiale, by Constantin Baraschi 2005-20171 July 2005
Coat of arms of Romania (2016–present)2018–present1 January 2018
200 lei. Romania, 2006 a.jpg 200 lei. Romania, 2006 b.jpg 200 L 150 × 82 mmN/ABrown and orangeCoat of arms of Romania (1992-2016) Lucian Blaga, poppies A watermill and the Hamangia Thinker 2006-20171 December 2006
Coat of arms of Romania (2016–present)2018–present1 January 2018
500 lei. Romania, 2005 a.jpg 500 lei. Romania, 2005 b.jpg 500 L 153 × 82 mm €200 (1st series)Blue and violetCoat of arms of Romania (1992-2016) Mihai Eminescu, Tilia Central University Library of Iași 2005-20171 July 2005
Coat of arms of Romania (2016–present)2018–present1 January 2018
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

Commemorative banknotes

Commemorative banknotes of Romania
ImageValueSizePrinting TechniqueMain ColourDescriptionDate ofNotes
ObverseReverseObverseReversePrintingIssue
ROL 2000 1999 obverse.jpg ROL 2000 1999 reverse.jpg 2,000 L 143 × 63 mm Offset Blue, yellow, red Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999 Map of Romania 19992 August 1999Also issued a circulating version (1999-2004)
100 lei. Romania, 2018 a.jpg 100 lei. Romania, 2018 b.jpg 100 L 147 × 82 mm Intaglio Blue King Ferdinand, and Queen Marie; scene from The National Assembly in Alba IuliaMace of King Ferdinand, scene from the 1 December 1918 return to Bucharest of the Royal Family20181 December 2018Celebrating 100 years form the Great Union [7]
100 lei. Romania, 2019 a.jpg 100 lei. Romania, 200519 b.jpg Ion I. C. Brătianu; Plaque of Order of Carol I Palace of the Assembly of Deputies (today Palace of the Patriarchate); Order of Carol I (reverse)20191 December 2019Celebrating 100 years form the Great Union [8]
20 lei. Romania, 2021 1881 replica a.png 20 lei. Romania, 2021 1881 replica b.png 20 L 168 x 96 mm Offset Cobalt blueAllegorical young-male figures of Industry and Commerce Trajan, nominal value20211 December 2021Polymer replica of the 1881 20 lei banknote. Celebrating 140 years form the printing of the first banknotes in Romania [9]
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

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