One hundred lei

One hundred lei

(Romania)
Value	100 Romanian leu
Width	147 mm
Height	82 mm
Security features	watermark, security thread, transparent window, microprinting, blacklight printing, micro perforations, latent writing, EURion constellation
Material used	polymer
Years of printing	since 2005
Obverse
Design	Ion Luca Caragiale, Sweet violet, mask of Comedy
Designer	National Bank of Romania
Design date	2005
Reverse
Design	Old building of the National Theatre of Bucharest, statue of Caragiale, mask of Tragedy
Designer	National Bank of Romania
Design date	2005

The one hundred lei banknote is one of the circulating denomination of the Romanian leu. It is the same size as the 2002 series 100 Euro banknote.

The main color of the banknote is blue. It pictures, on the obverse the playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist Ion Luca Caragiale, and on the reverse the old building of the Bucharest National Theatre, and the statue of Ion Luca Caragiale. The one hundred lei banknote is the only banknote that pictures a personality both on the obverse and reverse.

History

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

First leu (1867-1947)

• banknote issues: 1877 (the hypothecary issue), 1881 (re-issues: 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907), 1910 (re-issues: 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1940, 1942), 1917 (issued by the Romanian General Bank and circulated in the German occupation area between 1917-1918)
• coin issues (anniversary editions): 1906 (gold), 1922 (gold)
• coin issues: 1932, 1936 (re-issue: 1938), 1943 (re-issue: 1944)
• banknote issues: 1944 (issued by the Red Army Comandament and circulated in 1944), 1945

Second leu (1947-1952)

• banknote issue: 1947 (re-issue: December 1947)

Third leu - ROL (1952-2005)

• banknote issues: 1952, 1966
• coin issue: 1991 (re-issues: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996)

Fourth leu - RON (since 2005)

• banknote issue: 2005 (redesigned issue of the former 1.000.000 lei banknote, whereas 1.000.000 third lei = 100 fourth lei)

Obverse	Reverse
1952 100 lei issue

Obverse	Reverse
1966 100 lei issue

References

National Bank of Romania website