18-RON

ROMANIA

(leu(lei) = 100 bani)

18-RON

Text Box: As of 1 July 2005, Romania's legal tender, previously coded as ROL, has been redenominated so that ROL 10,000 are exchanged for 1 new leu (RON). By 31 December 2006, the existing banknotes and coins, i.e. the old lei, are to be replaced gradually by the new banknotes and coins. Starting 1 January 2007, the exchange shall be made only at the NBR branches carrying out payments and at the offices of the credit institutions authorised by the NBR There is no time limit for exchanging ROL notes and coins for RON notes and coins.

Text Box: Import / Export restrictions: Foreign currency: In: free up to equivalent of 10 000 EUR - declaration if more Out: same Local currency: In: free up to 10 000 EUR - declaration if more Out: same

NOTES in circulation (2005+)

NOTES out of circulation (after 1.1.2007)

COINS in circulation (2005)

COINS(1991+), out of circulation (after 1.1.2007)

Oval: to the rates

Collector note 2011

500 lei(153*82mm,like 200 EUR)

200 lei (2006)(150*82mm)

100 lei(147*82mm,like 100 EUR)

50 lei(140*77mm,like 50 EUR)

	NOTES and COINS we buy	buy/sell % fixing	Valid till:
Notes	1 leu, 5,10, 50, 100, 500 lei (2005), 200 lei (1996)	xx / xx %	in circulation
	old lei 10 000,50 000, 100 000, 500 000, 1 000 000 (polymer only, in circulation till 31.12.2006) (1:10 000)	xx / xx %	no limits
	older paper lei and the small polymer notes lei 2000, 5000 !!!		not exchangeable!
Coins	1 ban; 5, 10,50 bani (2005)	xx / xx %	in circulation
Coins	old 1,100,500,1 000,5 000 lei (in circulation till 31.12.2006) (1:10 000)	xx / xx %	no limits

Area (sq km)	Population (2005)	Language/Ethnicity	Ethnicity / Religion	Life duration	GDP per capita (world position)
230 339	23 303 552	Romanian 89.5 %	Romanian Orthodox 87 %	male 67.86	2004 : 7 641 (74)
	Bucharest - 1 906 800	Hungarian 6.6 %	Protestant 6.8 %	female 75.06	2005 : 8 300 (96)
	Iasi - 320 000	Gyspy 2.5 %	Roman Catholic 5.6 %

10 lei(133*72mm,like 20 EUR)

5 lei(127*67mm,like 10 EUR)

1 leu(120*62mm,like 5 EUR)

1 000 000 lei(168*78mm)(2003)

500 000 lei(165*75mm)(2000)

100 000 lei(160*73mm)(2001)

50 000 lei(155*70mm)(2001)

10 000 lei(150*67mm)(2000)

100 lei (1991-96)(29mm,8.7g)

1 leu (1993-96)(19mm,2.5g)

50 bani(23.75mm)(2005)

50 bani(23.75mm)(2010)

50 bani(23.75mm)(2011)

50 bani(23.75mm)(2012)

50 bani(23.75mm)(2014)

10 bani(20.5mm)(2005)

5 bani(18.25mm)(2005)

1 bani(16.75mm)(2005)