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Moldovan leu

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Moldovan leu

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Also known as MDL, leu

currency

AI overview

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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Wikidata facts

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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moldovan leu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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