Five lei explained

Denomination:	Five lei
Country:	Romania
Value:	5
Unit:	Romanian lei
Width Mm:	127
Height Mm:	67
Security Features:	watermark, security thread, transparent window, microprinting, blacklight printing, EURion constellation
Paper Type:	polymer
Years Of Printing:	since 2005
Obverse:	5 lei. Romania, 2005 a.jpg
Obverse Design:	George Enescu, Carnation, violin
Obverse Designer:	National Bank of Romania
Obverse Design Date:	2005
Reverse:	5 lei. Romania, 2005 b.jpg
Reverse Design:	Romanian Athenaeum, piano, line from the Œdipe opera
Reverse Designer:	National Bank of Romania
Reverse Design Date:	2005

The five lei banknote is one of the circulating denomination of the Romanian leu. It is the same size as the 10 Euro banknote.

The main color of the banknote is purple. It pictures, on the obverse composer and violinist George Enescu, and on the reverse the Romanian Athenaeum, headquarters of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, a piano, and a line from his opera, Œdipe .

History

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

five lei (1867-1947)

banknote issue: 1877 (the hypothecary issue)
coin issues: 1880, 1881 (re-issues: 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885), 1901, 1906 (gold, celebration issue)
banknote issues: 1914 (re-issues: 1916, 1917, 1920, 1928, 1929), 1917 (issued by the Romanian General Bank and circulated in the German occupation area between 1917-1918)
coin issues: 1930, 1942
banknote issue: 1944 (issued by the Red Army Comandament and circulated in 1944)

Second leu (1947-1952)

Third leu - ROL (1952-2005)

Fourth leu - RON (since 2005)

banknote issue: 2005 (redesigned issue of the former 50.000 lei banknote, whereas 50.000 third lei = 5 fourth lei)