One leu

One leu
(Romania)
Value1 Romanian leu
Width120 mm
Height62 mm
Security featureswatermark, security thread, transparent window, microprinting, blacklight printing, EURion constellation
Material usedpolymer
Years of printingsince 2005
Obverse
Designprof. Nicolae Iorga, Milkweed gentian
DesignerNational Bank of Romania
Design date2005
Reverse
DesignCurtea de Argeş Cathedral, the Wallachian eagle
DesignerNational Bank of Romania
Design date2005

The current one leu banknote is the smallest circulating denomination af the Romanian leu. It is the same size es the 5 Euro banknote.

The main color of the current banknote is green. It pictures, on the obverse Prime-minister and historian Nicolae Iorga, and on the reverse the Curtea de Argeş Cathedral, which suffered a massive restoration under his Government, and a crossed eagle, the Wallachian traditional heraldic element.


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