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 means "money" in Romanian. Etymology The name of the currency means "lion", and is derive ...

. 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 Romanian philosopher, poet, playwright, poetry translator and novelist. He was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. Biography Blaga was born on 9 May 1895 ...

, and on the reverse a

watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of ...

and a figurine known in

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

as the Hamangia Thinker ( ro, Gânditorul de la Hamangia).

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