The ten lei banknote is one of the circulating denomination of the Romanian leu. It is the same size as the 20 Euro banknote.

The main color of the banknote is pink. It pictures, on the obverse painter Nicolae Grigorescu, and on the reverse a traditional house from Oltenia, and a detail from the Rodica painting .

The original issue was printed using the intaglio technique. On 1st December 2008 the National Bank of Romania issued a second, revised banknote. It is printed using the offset printing technique (like the one leu and five lei banknotes). The official reason was the prevention of counterfeiting.^[1] The new series shares the design with the previous series, the main difference being in the printing technique and the corresponding security features. As a result of the different printing technique, the second series appear lighter coloured than the first series.

Date of circulation: 1 December 2008.


Features

Dimensions: 133 x 72 mm ± 1mm (similar to banknote size 20 €);
Predominant color: pink;
Printing: flat on polymer.
* 10 lei banknote issued in 2005 is printed mixed (plan / embossed) on the polymer.

Avers

Portrait painter Nicolae Grigorescu (1838-1907);
A flower mallow (Althea officinalis);
A brush and a palette for painting;
Coat of arms of Romania;
Name of the issuing central bank;
NBR logo medallion;
Nominal amount in figures and words;
Signatures of the Governor and Chief Cashier;
Date of circulation.

reverse

Cottage;
Fragment of painting's Rodica Grigorescu;
Nominal amount in figures and words;
Name of the issuing central bank;
NBR logo in the top right corner and bottom left;
Text Forgery these tickets is punishable under the laws;
Banknote serial number - in black, left, vertical, red and characters of height increasing, right, horizontally.

Ten lei

(Romania)
Value:	10 Romanian lei
Width:	133 mm
Height:	72 mm
Security Features:	watermark, security thread, transparent window, microprinting,blacklight printing, gold-like overprint, EURion constellation
Paper Type:	polymer
Years of Printing:	2008, 2009
Obverse
Design:	Nicolae Grigorescu, Marshmallow,paintbrush, palette
Designer:	National Bank of Romania
Design Date:	2005, revised in 2008
Reverse
Design:	Traditional house from Oltenia, part from the Rodica painting
Designer:	National Bank of Romania
Design Date:	2005, revised in 2008