Romanian leu

Romanian leu
leu românesc (in Romanian)
one leu
ISO 4217
CodeRON (numeric: 946)
Subunit0.01
Unit
Plurallei
Denominations
Subunit
 1/100ban
Plural
 banbani
Banknotes
 Freq. used1 leu, 5, 10, 50, 100 lei
 Rarely used200, 500 lei
Coins
 Freq. used10, 50 bani
 Rarely used1 ban, 5 bani
Demographics
User(s) Romania
former:
Socialist Republic of Romania (1965-1989)
Romanian People's Republic (1947-1965)
Romania Transnistria Governorate (1941-1944)
 Kingdom of Romania (1881-1947)
Romania Principality of Romania (1867-1881)
Issuance
Central bankNational Bank of Romania (since 1867)
Red Army (1944)
INFINEX (1941-1944)
General Romanian Bank (1917-1919)
 Websitewww.bnr.ro
PrinterNational Bank of Romania (since 1867)
Goznak (1944)
Reichsbank (1917-1919)
 Websitewww.bnr.ro
MintMonetăria Statului (since 1867)
Saint Petersburg Mint, temporary located in Krasnokamsk (1944)
Reichsdruckerei (1917-1919)
 Websitewww.monetariastatului.ro
Valuation
Inflation1.88% (September 2013 / September 2012)
 SourceNational Bank of Romania

The leu is the money that is used in Romania. The smaller kind of money used is the ban, or bani(plural). 100 bani make up a leu. Although Romania is a member of the European Union, they do not use the Euro as their currency.

Sources

  1. ↑ "Banca Națională a României: Current value of inflation (September 2013 / September 2012)". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  2. ↑ "Banca Naţională a României (http://www.bnr.ro)". www.bnr.ro. Archived from the original on 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2013-10-18. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)