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The Moldovan leu is the official currency used in Moldova, a country in Eastern Europe. It matters because it's essential for everyday transactions and economic activity within the country, similar to how dollars or euros function in other nations.
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- Instance of
- currency
- Named after
- lion thaler
- Country
- Moldova
- Official website
- www.bnm.md
- Image
- 10 LEI COIN 2018.png
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- Commons category
- Money of Moldova
- central bank/issuer
- National Bank of Moldova
- start time
- 1993-11-29
- unit symbol
- L
- applies to jurisdiction
- Moldova
- price
- 0.051195
- replaces
- Soviet ruble
- conversion to standard unit
- 0.1362954886193267
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Encyclopedic overview
The Moldovan leu ( Romanian pronunciation: [lew], plural lei [lej]; sign: L; ISO 4217 code: MDL) is the currency of Moldova. Like the Romanian leu, the Moldovan leu is subdivided into 100 bani (sg. ban). The name of the currency originates from a Romanian word which means "lion".
Etymology
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