Two hundred lei explained

Denomination:Two hundred lei
Country:Romania
Value:200
Unit:Romanian leu
Width Mm:150
Height Mm:82
Security Features:watermark, security thread, transparent window, microprinting, blacklight printing, micro perforations, latent writing, EURion constellation
Paper Type:polymer
Years Of Printing:since 2006
Obverse:200 lei. Romania, 2006 a.jpg
Obverse Design:Lucian Blaga, poppy, a poem of Blaga in a book
Obverse Designer:National Bank of Romania
Obverse Design Date:2006
Reverse:200 lei. Romania, 2006 b.jpg
Reverse Design:A watermill and the Thinker of Hamangia
Reverse Designer:National Bank of Romania
Reverse Design Date:2006

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; Moldavian; Moldovan: Gânditorul de la Hamangia).

History

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

First leu (1867-1947)

Image Value Technical parameters Description Date of
Diameter Mass Composition Edge Obverse Reverse first minting withdrawal lapse
200 lei24 mm6 gsilver 0.835"MIHAI I REGELE ROMANILOR" ("Michael I of Romania King of Romania"), effigy of the King1942
200 lei27 mm7.5 gbrasswreath, crown on top, denomination in the middle1945

Second leu (1947-1952)

Third leu - ROL (1952-2005)

Fourth leu - RON (since 2005)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Banca Naţională a României - 200 de lei - Lucian Blaga. www.bnr.ro. August 4, 2016. Romanian.