Moldovan leu

The Moldovan leu (ISO 4217 code MDL) is the national currency of Moldova. One leu (pl. lei) is subdivided into 100 bani (singular: ban).

Before 1940, when Moldova was a province of Romania, the Romanian leu circulated in this area.

The Moldovan leu was established in 1993, following the creation of the independent state of Moldova. It was named leu after the currency of the area back in 1940.


Currencies of Europe
Eurozone	Euro
Nordic countries	Danish krone \| Faroese kr�na \| Icelandic kr�na \| Norwegian krone \| Swedish krona
Baltic	Estonian kroon \| Latvian lat \| Lithuanian litas
Western	Swiss franc \| British Pound \| Guernsey pound \| Isle of Man pound \| Jersey pound
Central	Czech koruna \| Hungarian forint \| Polish zloty \| Slovak koruna \| Slovenian tolar
Eastern	Belarusian ruble \| Moldovan leu \| Russian rouble \| Transnistrian rouble \| Ukrainian hryvnia
Balkans	Albanian lek \| Bulgarian lev \| Bosnian marka \| Croatian kuna \| Macedonian denar \| Romanian leu \| Serbian dinar
Mediterranean	Cypriot pound \| Gibraltar pound \| Maltese lira \| New Turkish lira
Transcaucasia	Armenian dram \| Azeri manat \| Georgian lari

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Moldovan leu

See also: Moldovan leu, 1940, 1993, Balkans, Baltic region, Belarusian ruble, Central Europe, Coinage