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| | Romanian leu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | On 1 July 2005, the leu was revalued at the rate of 10,000 "old" lei (ROL) for one "new" leu (RON), thus psychologically bringing the purchasing power of the leu back in line with those of other major Western currencies. |
 | | The old ROL currency remains in circulation until January 1, 2007, but all accounts have been converted starting July 1, 2005. |
 | | Whereas the 500 lei coin is currently very rare, albeit still in circulation, becoming a prized collector's item, the 2000 lei bill was quite popular, being taken out of circulation in 2004 (a long time after the 1,000 and 5,000 lei bills were replaced by coins). |
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