Five lei


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, as follows:
five lei
  • banknote issue: 1877
  • coin issues: 1880, 1881, 1901, 1906
  • banknote issues: 1914, 1917
  • coin issues: 1930, 1942
  • banknote issue: 1944
Second leu
  • coin issues: 1947, 1948
Third leu - ROL
Fourth leu - RON
  • banknote issue: 2005