The fifty-lei banknote is one of the circulating denomination of the Romanian leu. It is the same size as the 50 Euro banknote.
(Romania) | |
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Value | 50 Romanian leu |
Width | 140 mm |
Height | 77 mm |
Security features | watermark, security thread, transparent window, microprinting, blacklight printing, micro perforations, latent writing, EURion constellation |
Material used | polymer |
Years of printing | since 2005 |
Obverse | |
Design | Aurel Vlaicu, Edelweiss, a two-blade propeller |
Designer | National Bank of Romania |
Design date | 2005 |
Reverse | |
Design | Vlaicu II airplane design, the head of an eagle, the sketch of a motor of an airplane |
Designer | National Bank of Romania |
Design date | 2005 |
The main color of the banknote is yellow. It pictures, on the obverse, pilot and engineer Aurel Vlaicu, and on the reverse the A Vlaicu Nr. II airplane design, the head of an eagle, and the sketch of the Gnome motor of his airplane.
History
editIn earlier times, the denomination was also in the coin form, as follows:
First leu (1867–1947)
- banknote issue: 1877 (the hypothecary issue)
- coin issues: 1906 (gold, celebration issue), 1937 (re-issue: 1938)
Second leu (1947–1952)
- no issues
Third leu – ROL (1952–2005)
- banknote issue: 1966
- coin issue: 1991 (re-issues: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996)
Fourth leu – RON (since 2005)
- banknote issue: 2005 (redesigned issue of the former 500.000 lei banknote, whereas 500.000 third lei = 50 fourth lei)
Obverse | Reverse |
1966 50 lei issue |
References
editNational Bank of Romania website Archived 2016-07-08 at the Wayback Machine