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1 Leu

Issuer Banca Națională a Moldovei
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.