Romanian leu
| leu românesc (Romanian) | |||||
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| ISO 4217 | |||||
| Code | RON (numeric: 946) earlier: ROK, ROL | ||||
| Subunit | 0.01 | ||||
| Unit | |||||
| Plural | lei | ||||
| Denominations | |||||
| Subunit | |||||
| 1⁄100 | ban | ||||
| Plural | |||||
| ban | bani | ||||
| Banknotes | |||||
| Freq. used | 1 leu, 5 lei, 10 lei, 20 lei, 50 lei, 100 lei, 200 lei | ||||
| Rarely used | 500 lei | ||||
| Coins | |||||
| Freq. used | 10, 50 bani | ||||
| Rarely used | 1 ban, 5 bani | ||||
| Demographics | |||||
| User(s) | Romania | ||||
| Issuance | |||||
| Central bank | National Bank of Romania | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Printer | National Bank of Romania | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Mint | Monetăria Statului | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Valuation | |||||
| Inflation | 4.9% | ||||
| Source | |||||
The Romanian leu (Romanian pronunciation: [leu], plural lei [lej]; ISO code: RON; numeric code: 946) is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani (Romanian pronunciation: [banʲ], singular: ban [ban]), a word that also means "money" in the Romanian language.