One hundred lei

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Value 100 Romanian leu Height 82 mm Years of printing since 2005		Width 147 mm Paper type polymer

Security features watermark, security thread, transparent window, microprinting, blacklight printing, micro perforations, latent writing, EURion constellation

The one hundred lei banknote is one of the circulating denomination of the Romanian leu. It is the same size as the 100 Euro banknote.

The main color of the banknote is blue. It pictures, on the obverse the playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist Ion Luca Caragiale, and on the reverse the old building of the Bucharest National Theatre, and the statue of Ion Luca Caragiale. The one hundred lei banknote is the only banknote that pictures both on the obverse and reverse a personality.

History

In the past, the denomination was also in the coin form, as follows:

First leu (1867-1947)

banknote issues: 1877 (the hypothecary issue), 1881 (re-issues: 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907), 1910 (re-issues: 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1940, 1942), 1917 (issued by the Romanian General Bank and circulated in the German occupation area between 1917-1918)

coin issues (anniversary editions): 1906 (gold), 1922 (gold)

coin issues: 1932, 1936 (re-issue: 1938), 1943 (re-issue: 1944)

banknote issues: 1944 (issued by the Red Army Comandament and circulated in 1944), 1945

Second leu (1947-1952)

banknote issue: 1947 (re-issue: December 1947)

Third leu - ROL (1952-2005)

banknote issues: 1952, 1966

coin issue: 1991 (re-issues: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996)

Fourth leu - RON (since 2005)

banknote issue: 2005 (redesigned issue of the former 1.000.000 lei banknote, whereas 1.000.000 third lei = 100 fourth lei)

References

One hundred lei Wikipedia

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