lei

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The leu (plural: lei) is the official currency of Romania, used for everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.

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lei canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fiat currency
redenominationRatioOldToNew 10000
banknoteDenomination 1 leu
10 lei
100 lei
200 lei
5 lei
50 lei
500 lei
centralBank National Bank of Romania
coinDenomination 1 ban
10 bani
5 bani
50 bani
country Romania
currencySymbol RON
lei
currentISOCodeEffectiveFrom 2005
currentSeries fourth leu
introduced 1867
isDecimalCurrency true
ISO4217Code RON
languageOfName Romanian
legalStatus legal tender
legalTenderIn Romania
monetaryAuthority National Bank of Romania
monetarySystem Romanian monetary system
nameMeaning lion
officialCurrencyOf Romania
pluralForm lei
region Europe
replacedCurrency Romanian piastre
singularForm leu
subunit ban
subunitPlural bani
subunitSingular ban
subunitToUnitRatio 100
usedBy Romanian businesses
Romanian government
Romanian residents
usedFor bank transfers
cash payments
electronic payments
everyday transactions
financial operations
pricing of goods and services

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RON symbol lei