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, EURion constellation
Paper type	polymer
Years of printing	since 2005
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

Romanian currency and coinage Topics History of coins in Romania Leu Commemorative coins Coins of the Romanian leu Banknotes of the Romanian leu National Bank of Romania Governor State Mint Coinage 1 b 5 b 10 b 50 b Banknotes 1 L 5 L 10 L 50 L 100 L 200 L 500 L Former banknotes 10 b 25 b 50 b 2 L 3 L 25 L 1,000 L 2,000 L 5,000 L 10,000 L 50,000 L 100,000 L 500,000 L 1,000,000 L 5,000,000 L Former coinage 3 b 15 b 20 b 25 b 1 L 2 L 3 L 5 L 10 L 20 L 50 L 100 L 200 L 250 L 500 L 1,000 L 2,000 L 5,000 L 10,000 L 25,000 L 100,000 L