Banknote
The two hundred lei banknote is one of the circulating denomination of the Romanian leu .[ 1]
The main color of the banknote is orange. It pictures, on the obverse a poet, Lucian Blaga , and on the reverse a watermill and a figurine known in Romania as the Thinker of Hamangia (Romanian : Gânditorul de la Hamangia ).
History
In the past, the denomination was also in the coin form, as follows:
First leu (1867-1947) [ 2]
Image
Value
Technical parameters
Description
Date of
Diameter
Mass
Composition
Edge
Obverse
Reverse
first minting
withdrawal
lapse
200 lei
24 mm
6 g
silver 0.835
"MIHAI I REGELE ROMANILOR" ("Michael I of Romania King of Romania "), effigy of the King
1942
200 lei
27 mm
7.5 g
brass
wreath, crown on top, denomination in the middle
1945
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table .
Second leu (1947-1952)
Third leu - ROL (1952-2005)
1992 Series
Image
Value
Dimensions
Main Colour
Description
Date of
Obverse
Reverse
Obverse
Reverse
printing
withdrawal
200 L
155 × 76 mm
Light brown
Grigore Antipa
Danube Delta
December 1992
1993
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table .
Fourth leu - RON (since 2005)
References
External links
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Former coinage