The two hundred 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 ...

. The main color of the banknote is orange. It pictures, on the obverse a poet,

Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga (; 9 May 1895 – 6 May 1961) was a Romanians, Romanian philosopher, poet, playwright, poetry translator and novelist. He is considered one of the greatest philosophers and poets of Romania, and a prominent philosopher of the twenti ...

, and on the reverse a

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and a figurine known in

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as the

Thinker of Hamangia The ''Thinker of Hamangia'' ()'','' also known as ''Thinker of Cernavodă'' or collectively ''The Thinker and the Sitting Woman,'' is an archaeological artefact, specifically a terracotta sculpture. This ancient Neolithic figurine is believed to d ...

().

History

In the past, the denomination was also in the coin form, as follows: First leu (1867-1947) * coin issues: 1942, 1945 Second leu (1947-1952) * no issues Third leu - ROL (1952-2005) * banknote issue: 1992 Fourth leu - RON (since 2005) * banknote issue: 2006

References

External links

* Banknotes of Romania Two-hundred-base-unit banknotes {{banknote-stub