Moldovan leu
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The Moldovan leu is the currency of Moldova. Like the Romanian leu, the Moldovan leu is subdivided into 100 bani. The name of the currency originates from a Romanian word which means "lion".
100 lei note obverse
Dutch Thaler, depicting a lion, the origin of the Moldovan "Leu"
NBM governor Octavian Armașu speaking during the 2021 annual celebration of the Moldovan leu held on 29 November
MDA 5l
Transnistrian ruble
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The Transnistrian ruble is the currency of the internationally unrecognized state of Transnistria. It is divided into 100 kopecks.
Moldovan leu
…and Russian ruble at a rate 1000 = 1 MDL. In Transnistria, an unrecognized breakaway state which is internationally recognized as part of Moldova, the Transnistrian ruble is used instead. The currency is not honoured in Moldova or any other state. In May 2019, Octavian Armașu, governor of the National Bank of Moldova…
2007 issue Transnistrian ruble banknotes
1 kopeck reverse
10 kopecks obverse
1 copeică RMN 2000 obverse