Two hundred lei

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Two hundred lei
CountryRomania
Value200 Romanian leu
Width150 mm
Height82 mm
Security features watermark, security thread, transparent window, microprinting, blacklight printing, micro perforations, latent writing, EURion constellation
Material usedpolymer
Years of printingsince 2006
Obverse
200 lei. Romania, 2006 a.jpg
Design Lucian Blaga, poppy, a poem of Blaga in a book
Designer National Bank of Romania
Design date2006
Reverse
200 lei. Romania, 2006 b.jpg
DesignA watermill and the Thinker of Hamangia
Designer National Bank of Romania
Design date2006

The two hundred lei banknote is one of the circulating denomination of the Romanian leu. [1]

Contents

The main color of the banknote is orange. It pictures, on the obverse a poet, Lucian Blaga, and on the reverse a watermill and a figurine known in Romania as the Thinker of Hamangia (Romanian : Gânditorul de la Hamangia).

History

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

First leu (1867-1947) [2]

ImageValueTechnical parametersDescriptionDate of
DiameterMassCompositionEdgeObverseReversefirst mintingwithdrawallapse
Coin Romania 200 lei 1942.jpg 200 lei24 mm6 gsilver 0.835"MIHAI I REGELE ROMANILOR" ("Michael I of Romania King of Romania"), effigy of the King1942
Coin Romania 200 lei 1945.jpg 200 lei27 mm7.5 gbrasswreath, crown on top, denomination in the middle1945
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table.

Second leu (1947-1952)

Third leu - ROL (1952-2005)

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 1992April 1999
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

Fourth leu - RON (since 2005)

2005 Series
ImageValueDimensionsPrinting TechniqueMain ColourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseObverseReversePrintingIssue
200 lei. Romania, 2006 a.jpg 200 lei. Romania, 2006 b.jpg 200 L150 × 82 mm Intaglio Brown, orange Lucian Blaga, poppies A watermill and the Thinker of Hamangia 2006–present1 December 2006
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

References

  1. "Banca Naţională a României - 200 de lei - Lucian Blaga". www.bnr.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  2. "100 Lei, Romania". en.numista.com. Retrieved 2024-11-04.