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15.04.2022

Structure and volume of cash into circulation

Structure of currency in circulation

as of 31 December 2021

Face value	Cash in circulation (MDL, million)	Share în %	Quantity of banknotes/ coins in circulation (pcs, million)	Share în %	Quantity of banknotes/ coins per capita for habitual residence (pcs)
Banknotes
1 leu	83.49	0.24	83.49	26.26	32.15
5 lei	77.70	0.22	15.54	4.89	5.98
10 lei	178.33	0.51	17.83	5.61	6.87
20 lei	270.28	0.78	13.51	4.25	5.20
50 lei	2,002.49	5.76	40.05	12.60	15.42
100 lei	4,947.41	14.24	49.47	15.56	19.05
200 lei	16,297.95	46.91	81.49	25.63	31.38
500 lei	5,879.20	16.92	11.76	3.70	4.53
1000 lei	4,758.09	13.69	4.76	1.50	1.83
total	34,494.95	99.28	317.91	100	122.41
Commemorative banknotes	9.37		0.047
Coins
1 leu	31.90	0.09	31.90	55.28	12.28
2 lei	35.81	0.10	17.90	31.02	6.89
5 lei	30.45	0.09	6.09	10.55	2.35
10 lei	18.15	0.05	1.82	3.15	0.70
total	116.31	0.33	57.71	100	22.22
1 ban	0.71	0.002	71.02	7.78	27.35
5 bani	11.81	0.03	236.11	25.87	90.92
10 bani	28.12	0.08	281.20	30.81	108.28
25 bani	69.78	0.20	279.12	30.58	107.48
50 bani	22.66	0.07	45.32	4.97	17.45
total	133.08	0.38	912.77	100	351.47
Commemorative and Jubilee coins	7.25		0.115
total	34,760.96	100	1,288.55

as of 31 December 2021

Face value	Cash in circulation (MDL, million)	Share în %	Quantity of banknotes/ coins in circulation (pcs, million)	Share în %	Quantity of banknotes/ coins per capita for habitual residence (pcs)
Banknotes
1 leu	83.49	0.24	83.49	26.26	32.15
5 lei	77.70	0.22	15.54	4.89	5.98
10 lei	178.33	0.51	17.83	5.61	6.87
20 lei	270.28	0.78	13.51	4.25	5.20
50 lei	2,002.49	5.76	40.05	12.60	15.42
100 lei	4,947.41	14.24	49.47	15.56	19.05
200 lei	16,297.95	46.91	81.49	25.63	31.38
500 lei	5,879.20	16.92	11.76	3.70	4.53
1000 lei	4,758.09	13.69	4.76	1.50	1.83
total	34,494.95	99.28	317.91	100	122.41
Commemorative banknotes	9.37		0.047
Coins
1 leu	31.90	0.09	31.90	55.28	12.28
2 lei	35.81	0.10	17.90	31.02	6.89
5 lei	30.45	0.09	6.09	10.55	2.35
10 lei	18.15	0.05	1.82	3.15	0.70
total	116.31	0.33	57.71	100	22.22
1 ban	0.71	0.002	71.02	7.78	27.35
5 bani	11.81	0.03	236.11	25.87	90.92
10 bani	28.12	0.08	281.20	30.81	108.28
25 bani	69.78	0.20	279.12	30.58	107.48
50 bani	22.66	0.07	45.32	4.97	17.45
total	133.08	0.38	912.77	100	351.47
Commemorative and Jubilee coins	7.25		0.115
total	34,760.96	100	1,288.55

Structure of currency in circulation

as of 31 December 2020: Data source

Volume of cash în circulation

as of 31 December 2020: Data source

Structure of currency in circulation

as of 31 December 2018: Data source

Volume of cash în circulation

as of 31 December 2018:Data source