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
Paper Type:	polymer
Years of Printing:	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
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 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 both on the obverse and reverse a personality.

History

In the past, the denomination was also in the coin form. Most recently between 1991 and 2005.

Obverse	Reverse
1952 100 lei issue

Obverse	Reverse
1966 100 lei issue

References

National Bank of Romania website