Which currency is divided into 100 bani in Romania?

The currency divided into 100 bani in Romania is the Romanian leu. The plural form is lei, while ban is the name of one hundredth of a leu. The currency code is RON, and its symbol is commonly written as lei or simply used in price displays.

Romania introduced the leu in 1867, during the reign of Prince Carol I. The name leu means “lion” and is connected to the image of a lion on Dutch thaler coins that circulated in the region centuries earlier. The modern leu replaced the old leu through a redenomination in 2005, when 10,000 old lei became 1 new leu.

Romania is a member of the European Union but has not adopted the euro. The Romanian leu is therefore different from Moldova’s leu and Bulgaria’s lev, despite the similar names and shared historical connection to the word for lion.