Coins and banknotes in circulation


Romanian currency: LEU (pl. LEI)
Fractional coin: BAN (pl. BANI)
Symbol: RON (prev: ROL, 1 RON = 10,000 ROL)*

Coins

1 ban coin
  • Brass plated steel;
  • Colour: yellow;
  • Diameter: 16.75 mm;
  • Edge: plain.
5 bani coin
  • Copper plated steel;
  • Colour: red;
  • Diameter: 18.25 mm;
  • Edge: milled.
10 bani coin
  • Nickel plated steel;
  • Colour: white;
  • Diameter: 20.5 mm;
  • Edge: milled intermittently.
50 bani coin
  • Brass;
  • Colour: light yellow;
  • Diameter: 23.75 mm;
  • Edge: lettering.

50 bani Commemorative circulation coins

Aurel Vlaicu
2010 issue
Mircea cel Bătrân
2011 issue
Neagoe Basarab
2012 issue
Vladislav I Vlaicu
2014 issue
10 years since the redenomination of the domestic currency
2015 issue
John Hunyadi (Iancu de Hunedoara) - Voivode of Transylvania
2016 issue
10 years since Romania’s accession to the EU
2017 issue
100 years since the Great Union on 1 December 1918
2018 issue
Apostolic journey of His Holiness Pope Francis to Romania
2019 issue
Great Union - King Ferdinand I, the Unifier
2019 issue
Completion of the Great Union – Queen Maria
emisiune 2019
30 years since the Romanian Revolution of December 1989
2019 issue

Banknotes

1 leu banknote
5 lei banknote
10 lei banknote
- issued in 2005 -
  • 133 x 72 mm;
  • Polymer substrate;
  • Intaglio (raised) printed on both sides;
  • Security features.
10 lei banknote
- issued in 2008 -
20 lei banknote
  • 136 x 77 mm;
  • Polymer substrate;
  • Intaglio (raised) printed on both sides;
  • Security features.
50 lei banknote
  • 140 x 77 mm;
  • Polymer substrate;
  • Intaglio (raised) printed on both sides;
  • Security features.
100 lei banknote
  • 147 x 82 mm;
  • Polymer substrate;
  • Intaglio (raised) printed on both sides;
  • Security features.
200 lei banknote
  • 150 x 82 mm;
  • Polymer substrate;
  • Intaglio (raised) printed on both sides;
  • Security features.
500 lei banknote
  • 153 x 82 mm;
  • Polymer substrate;
  • Intaglio (raised) printed on both sides;
  • Security features.

*) 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).