The fifty-lei banknote is one of the circulating denomination of the
Romanian leu
The Romanian leu (, plural lei ; ISO code: RON; numeric code: 946) is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 (, singular: ), a word that also means "money" in the Romanian language.
Etymology
The name of the currency means "lio ...
. It is the same size as the
50 Euro banknote.
The main color of the banknote is yellow. It pictures, on the obverse,
pilot
An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its Aircraft flight control system, directional flight controls. Some other aircrew, aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are al ...
and engineer
Aurel Vlaicu
Aurel Vlaicu (; 19 November 1882 – 13 September 1913) was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor, and early pilot.Gheorghiu, 1960
Early years and education
Aurel Vlaicu was born in the village of Bințințiencenc in Transylvan ...
, and on the reverse the
''A Vlaicu Nr. II airplane'' design, the head of an eagle, and the sketch of the
Gnome
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motor of his airplane.
History
In 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)
References
National Bank of Romania website
Fifty lei
Fifty-base-unit banknotes
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