Five lei

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Five lei
CountryRomania
Value5 Romanian lei
Width127 mm
Height67 mm
Security features watermark, security thread, transparent window, microprinting, blacklight printing, EURion constellation
Material usedpolymer
Years of printingsince 2005
Obverse
5 lei. Romania, 2005 a.jpg
Design George Enescu, Carnation, violin
Designer National Bank of Romania
Design date2005
Reverse
5 lei. Romania, 2005 b.jpg
Design Romanian Athenaeum, piano, line from the Œdipe opera
Designer National Bank of Romania
Design date2005

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 .

History

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

five lei (1867-1947)

Second leu (1947-1952)

Third leu - ROL (1952-2005)

Fourth leu - RON (since 2005)

ROL 5 1952 obverse.jpg
Obverse
ROL 5 1952 reverse.jpg
Reverse
1952 5 lei issue
ROL 5 1966 obverse.jpg
Obverse
ROL 5 1966 reverse.jpg
Reverse
1966 5 lei issue

References

National Bank of Romania website Archived 2016-07-08 at the Wayback Machine