Catalog
1 Leu
| Issuer | Banca Națională a Moldovei |
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| Year | 1994-2013 |
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| Size | 114 × 58 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA MOLDOVA 1994 1 1 UN LEU ȘTEFAN CEL MARE GUVERNATOR 1 FALSIFICAREA ACESTOR BILETE SE PEDEPSEȘTE CONFORM LEGILOR 1 (Translation: Republic of Moldova 1994 1 1 One Leu Stephen the Great Governor 1 Falsification of this Banknote is Punishable in Accordance with the Law 1) |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of Stephen the Great, facing towards the centre of the note. |
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Moldova's 1 Leu was introduced in 1992 as part of the currency reform that replaced the Soviet ruble following independence. The Banque de France produced this series, a common arrangement for newly independent states in the 1990s that lacked domestic printing infrastructure capable of meeting security standards.
The 1994–2013 date span is unusually long for a low denomination — inflation eroded the note's purchasing power significantly over those two decades, yet it remained in production rather than being demonetized early.