Five lei

Five lei (Romania)
Value: 5 Romanian lei
Width: 127 mm
Height: 67 mm
Security Features: watermark, security thread, transparent window, microprinting, blacklight printing
Paper Type: polymer
Years of Printing: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Obverse
Design: George Enescu, Carnation, violin
Designer: National Bank of Romania
Design Date: 2005
Reverse
Design: Romanian Athenaeum, piano, line from the Œdipe opera
Designer: National Bank of Romania
Design Date: 2005

The five lei banknote is one of the circulating denomination of the Romanian leu. It is the same size as the 10 Euro banknote.

The main color of the banknote is purple. It pictures, on the obverse composer and violinist George Enescu, and on the reverse the Romanian Athenaeum, headquarters of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, a piano, and a line from his opera, Œdipe .

History

In the past, the denomination was also in the coin form. Most recently between 1978 and 2004.

Obverse Reverse
1952 5 lei issue
Obverse Reverse
1966 5 lei issue


References

National Bank of Romania website