Five lei

Five lei
(Romania)
Value	5 Romanian lei
Width	127 mm
Height	67 mm
Security features	watermark, security thread, transparent window, microprinting, blacklight printing, EURion constellation
Material used	polymer
Years of printing	since 2005
Obverse
Design	George Enescu, Carnation, violin
Designer	National Bank of Romania
Design date	2005
Reverse
Design	Romanian Athenaeum, piano, line from the Œdipe opera
Designer	National Bank of Romania
Design date	2005

The five lei banknote is one of the circulating denomination of the Romanian leu. It is the same size as the 10 Euro banknote.

The main color of the banknote is purple. It pictures, on the obverse composer and violinist George Enescu, and on the reverse the Romanian Athenaeum, headquarters of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, a piano, and a line from his opera, Œdipe .